White Ibis shots from our deck and video from Ft Desoto

White Ibis with a tasty morsel

Interestingly, adult White Ibises can feed in fresh or salt water and often in our lawns looking for worms and grubs, etc.  However, in order to develop properly, baby ibises must be fed fresh water prey. Therefore, the adults that nest on Egmont Key where there is no fresh water need to fly across the channel to Ft Desoto or Tierra Verde where there is fresh water where they can get fresh water prey items for their chicks.

White ibis with a Greta Egret on the dock