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Side view portrait od Toki, a Japanese crested ibis with scientific name Nipponia Nippon. It is on verge of extinction.

Female Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)

White Ibis resting on a tree in the morning sun.

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

A juvenile roseate spoonbill at the James E, Gray Preserve in New Port Richey, Florida

Nouméa, South Province, Grande Terre, New Caledonia: Mirage Plaza shopping mall, on Baie des Citrons beach (Lemons Bay), a popular beach and a hot tourist destination with stores, bars, restaurants and night clubs along the corniche, Promenade Roger Laroque. Entrance with triple awning, inspired by the traditional 'auvent' of local vernacular architecture.

Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in a pond

Ibis in sunshine, Threskiornis moluccus, The Australian White Ibis, background with copy space, full frame horizontal composition

The amazing looking bird Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork. Shaking the feathers.

Juvenile White Ibis resting on a park bench in the morning sun.

$Taxon name: Southern Cassowary\nTaxon scientific name: Casuarius casuarius\nLocation: Cairns, Queensland, Australia$

Brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) also called Hamerkop or Hammerhead, standing on a fence with blurred background

the yellow spoonbill is perched on a tree branch

A close up of a Spoonbill at Martin Mere Nature Reserve

Ibis in search for food near lake in Brisbane.

Close up tropical bird white heron in public park in Sarasota, Florida

African platalea alba spoonbill bird standing on a rock, isolated against a dark background

Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), also known as the common spoonbill. Wild life animal.

the royal spoonbill has a large white body and black bill that looks like a spoon with yellow eyebrows

Taken at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida on 14 December 2014. Here we see an emu poking his head out of the bars of his cage trying to peck at a friend's (unpictured) shoes.

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