Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} dispalying in wetland, sequence 2/2, Donana NP, Spain

Rolf Nussbaumer / Glossy ibis, winter plumage {Plegadis falcinellus} Everglades, Florida, USA

Robin Chittenden / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) wading in water, Lesvos, Greece, April

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in floating bed of hydrilla on freshwater lake. Sarasota, Florida, USA, April.

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in shallow river on foggy spring morning. Sarasota County, Florida, USA, April.

LYNN M. STONE / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) foraging in shallows of lake. Sarasota, Florida, USA, March.

Loic Poidevin / Glossy Ibis (Plagadis falcinellus) in profile. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, January.

Loic Poidevin / Glossy Ibis (Plagadis falcinellus) in profile. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, January.

Robin Chittenden / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in water. Lesvos, Greece, May.

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) walking through grassland pool, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) group feeding in grass field, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Dave Bevan / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) group feeding in grass field, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September 2009

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} in flight, Oman, January

Vincent Grafhorst / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in shallow water with reflection, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Vincent Grafhorst / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flying, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

Angelo Gandolfi / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flock flying over a Cork Oak tree (Quercus ruber), Coto del Rey area, Coto Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. Probably overwintering during migration.

Rod Williams / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in patch of sunlight, drying out after bathing, Lamington National Park, SE Queensland, Australia, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in wetlands, Andalucia, Spain, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Four Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in wetlands, Andalucia, Spain, March

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / White /Eurasian spoonbill {Platalea leucorodia} pair with one in display, and Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Tamil Nadu, India

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding and displaying, Dubai, UAE

Scott Leslie / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) flying, Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Jose B. Ruiz / Portrait of Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding in wetlands with beak open, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} scratching sequence 1/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} scratching sequence 2/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} foraging in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, foraging amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Silhouettes of Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with wings outstretched standing in water, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} with tag, displaying in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} dispalying in wetland, sequence 1/2, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} standing in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} portrait, in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} standing amongst water vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding amongst wetland vegetation, Donana NP, Spain

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) wading, Khawr Taqah, Oman

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, New Mexico, USA

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, New Mexico, USA

George McCarthy / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) with winter plumage, wading through shallow water, New Mexico, USA

Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

David Kjaer / Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in river on the Island of Lesbos, Greece

David Kjaer / Glossy ibis wading {Plegadis falcinellus} Lesbos, Greece

Tony Heald / Glossy ibis feeding {Plegadis falcinellus} Etosha NP, Namibia, non breeding plumage

Tony Heald / Glossy ibis feeding {Plegadis falcinellus} Etosha NP, Namibia, non breeding plumage

David Kjaer / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} Lesbos Greece

Paul Hobson / Glossy ibis group preening {Plegadis falcinellus} Lesvos, Greece

Richard Du Toit / Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). Moremi reserve, Botswana, Southern Africa

George McCarthy / Glossy ibis wading, Florida Everglades, USA

Paul Hobson / Glossy ibis group preening {Plegadis falcinellus} Lesvos, Greece

Anup Shah / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} feeding, East Africa

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} in flight, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Glossy ibis {Plegadis falcinellus} wading in wetlands, Donana NP, Spain