More on White Ibis

The White Ibis, Eudocimus albus, (its Latin name) has a Length of about 22 inches, and its wingspan is about 38 inches. They like to roost in trees together, and there are a lot of 'em. It's really cool to watch all of them up there! During the mating season, White Ibises have legs the color of a red grapefruit, but normally they have grey slate-colored legs. Both female and male look basically the same, but juveniles (young birds) are colored brown above and white below, with brown bills and brown legs. They stretch their necks out when they're flying. White Ibis droppings fertilize the water, which increases the growth of plankton, the basic food of all marsh life. Eww. X(' It's gross but it's interesting. At first the White Ibis seems sort of insignificant, but when you take the time to learn about it, you can see it helps the local environment a lot!