Showing posts with label White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi). Show all posts
Showing posts with label White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi). Show all posts
Saturday, October 12, 2019

A Deceptive Name: White-faced Ibis at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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The deceptiveness is temporal and seasonal. None of the White-faced Ibis individuals I saw today had a white face. The overall color of th...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

California's Only Ibis Species at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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The Merced National Wildlife Refuge never disappoints. There are always interesting birds to observe, even if the charismatic migrant cran...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

White-faced Ibis at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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The White-faced Ibis ( Plegadis chihi ) certainly has one of the more interesting beaks in the bird kingdom. Everything in evolution has (...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

A Moment of Zen for a Crazy Evening: White-faced Ibis at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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Crazy political day, on the cusp of a new time in the country. It's tense, it's worrisome, so take a moment, take a breath, and en...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

White-faced Ibis Flock at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (and some geese too)

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I took a short break at work this afternoon to see if anything was up at the Beckwith Road viewpoint for the San Joaquin National Wildlif...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Bird of the Day: White-faced Ibis at Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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We've seen a White-faced Ibis ( Plegadis chihi ) before on these pages , but today is a twofer. Our recent visit at the Merced Nationa...