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American White Ibis chicks & egg (Eudocimus albus)
Subject: | American White Ibis chicks & egg (Eudocimus albus)
| Poster: | Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)
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Resolution: 1772x1168
File Size: 310571 Bytes
Date: 2004:12:05 21:55:31
Upload Date: 2004:12:05 21:50:37
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North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. These dark-colored American white ibis chicks will not get their adult plumage for two years. Their parents feed them crawfish from freshwater wetlands, when available. As juveniles and adults, they feed mostly on fiddler crabs.
Image ID: nerr0344, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/ |
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