I was so busy getting the photos of the ibises up on my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog that I didn't enlarge the photos a great deal as I often do. I have found that the ibis with the large worm in it's bill clearly has bluish skin (though not as easily visualized back there) extending behind it's eye. The blue lines on the facial skin of Glossy Ibis have " a distinctive edging of pale-blue skin above and below but not continuing around eye." (*Birds of North America* online). This can be seen on the photo on my blog by double-clicking on it to enlarge it. So this bird seems likely a hybrid not a Glossy.
The ibis in the post on my BirdsAndNature<http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>blog that is in the post (titled 'Another Glossy Ibis') just above the post about the ibis with the worm in it's bill also appears to have a very thin amount of facial skin behind it's eye. That is most visible in the top pic when it's enlarged. I guess this is also a hybrid. Since seeing this facial skin behind the eye takes first cropping then enlarging photos and then some scrutiny, it's makes me wonder how many ibis we identify in the field as Glossies,but without photos capable of such enlargement, are actually hybrids. I certainly didn't see this in my spotting scope this morning. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
