Bird Watching: "On the Waterfront" - Part 6, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
I thank you and the "Yellowthroat" thanks you, also ......

I'm literally surrounded by water at these wetlands. The river/bay is usually to my back because of the morning sun while I face the more expansive part of the wetlands. Often something comes in behind me and I'm not prepared as it glides past. Thank goodness for the ease of the Wimberley head in quickly swinging the camera and lens around on the tripod. It makes it a "piece of cake". Well, maybe a small slice !

Anyway, the 'Glossy Ibis' frequent this habitat. I haven't taken any decent ground photos of them yet this year but I did get them in flight the last time I was at Swan Creek. They are a neat and interesting bird. It is a relative newcomer to North America and populations have expanded but there is some growing concern because of decrease in habitat as wetlands are drained. Recent chronic losses have prompted the listing of the Glossy Ibis as a “species of conservation concern” in Delaware and Virginia; “imperiled” in Georgia and Louisiana; and a “species of greatest conservation need” in New York. So, I find it exciting to see that they have chosen the Swan Creek wetlands as a place to spend their summer. I live about 15 minutes from the place.