All year along the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Summer nesting along the coasts of North Carolina and south Virginia.

Frequents fresh and salt water wetlands. Probes for a variety of aquatic annimals and usually feed in groups.

All of the white ibis have a red bill, face and legs, but depending on whether it is an adult, immature first year or immature molting second year, it will have the following different body colors:

Adult: white body with black wing tips.

Immature (1st year): has brown body and wings with white belly.

Immature Molting (2nd year): has mottled brown and white body with white belly.

After entering the park, I drive to the pier parking and begin preparing coffee when I notice a state park ranger drive in and park near the entrance to the pier. I continue to boil the water and then notice another person arrives who walks up to the ranger and then is given a pair of binoculars. It is at this time that I realize that this can be none other than a state park sponsored bird walk. I make sure that my stove is stoked to boil the water that is sitting on top and then I walk over to the ranger and ask if she will be guiding a bird walk. Of course, I already knew the answer to that question and tell her that as soon as my coffee is ready, I would like to join the bird walk.

Janelle, the ranger asks if I have a pair of binoculars, probably thinking that I might need a pair to view the birds, and I tell her that I have something better than binoculars, a high zoom camera.

It rains all night but shortly after the sunrise it stops. I drive to the front gate of the state park to access the WiFi. After uploading my files, I begin replacing the heater core, accessing it behind the glove box and by removing several panels around the front door and dash.

At about three, I walk to the lake with my camera and see a pileated woodpecker but do not get close enough for a photo.