Monochrome Monday

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Ocean City Welcome Center, postaday, white ibis

White Ibis escaping from clutch of hungry juvenile.

Flight of the White Ibis

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Ocean City Welcome Center, postaday, white ibis

In the preceding post, a juvenile White Ibis was pestering its parent with its demands for food.

Parent White Ibis getting ready to fly away.

Juvenile yelling: “Bring me back lots of goodies!”

White Ibis in flight.

At another nest a juvenile launched itself into the air.

Juvenile White Ibis launching out of nest.

White Ibis adult preparing to land.

“I’ll show you how to fly!”

“Watch me!”

White Ibis Feeding Time

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Ocean City Welcome Center, postaday, white ibis

Today I went to the rookery at Ocean City Welcome Center. Dispersed among the trees were hundreds of egrets, ibises, night herons, and other shore birds. It was a photographer’s paradise as one could look in almost any direction and click away.

An adult White Ibis landed on top of a tree.

A young ibis immediately jumped next to it.

The young one begged for food.

And it begged …

The adult ibis allowed the juvenile to feed from its throat.

In no time all the food was gone.

“I am still starving!”

The adult Ibis wanted to fly away.

The juvenile tried to restrain it by draping a wing over the adult’s back.

“If you want more food, you have to let me go!”

Finally, the parent was able to fly away to look for more food. White Ibises eat insects and crustaceans that they find in the mud.

Drought Ended?

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cleome, crape myrtle, drought, hibiscus, postaday

Last night, loud thunder announced the arrival of rain which gave everything a good soaking and lowered temperatures a bit. The weatherman said we may get some more rain tonight and next week, so maybe this year’s drought is over.

This morning, I went around the yard taking pictures of the only flowers that survived and are thriving this summer: Cleome (spider plant), Crape Myrtle, and Hibiscus.

Cleome.

Cleome.

Cleome.

These Cleome plants require little care and have endured for several years despite my intentional neglect of them.

Crape Myrtle.

Hibiscus.