Straw-necked Ibis | Kids Heavy Cotton™ Tee Color:Heliconia this wader migrates long distances

this wader migrates long distances

they are vulnerable to predators like dingoes and human encroachment

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even when diving into the ocean for a quick snack

Straw-necked Ibis | Kids Heavy Cotton™ Tee Color:Heliconia this wader migrates long distancesThe straw necked ibis affectionately known as the farmers friend is the glossy, purple sheened cousin of the better known bin chicken, and it absolutely glows in the sunlight with those metallic greens and blues. Unlike its scavenging relatives, this ibis actually prefers paddocks to bins, striding through farmland with its long curved bill hunting grasshoppers, crickets, beetles and other crop munching pests. They do still pop up in suburbia