These white ibis babies were younger than the previous ones I posted. It looks like this one is on a small nest within a tree. The babies do not really look a lot like the parents.
When baby Ibises hatch their bills are straight. They do not curve. The beaks start to curve at about 14 days old. I usually do not like using Wikipedia. They say they get this “Stork, Ibises, and Spoonbills of the World” by James Hancock , which was not accessible online. “The newly hatched American white ibis is covered with violet down feathers, deepening to dark brown or black on the head and wings….develops three black rings from around day six, before turning grey by around six weeks of age. ..then a few weeks later turns pink.”
On the above two pictures you can see the three grey rings on the beak. So in August this baby white ibis was after 6 days old, but before 6 weeks old.
According to NPS.gov immature ibis are dark brown with a white belly and white rump.These ibis seem to be older than the first two pictures. They would seem to be less than 6 weeks old though as they still have the three gray rings on their beak. Their feathers seem more brownish.
I felt bad for the mom with the two babies. They seemed to be constantly chatting away to her. I am guessing they were begging for food. Animal parents get little sleep either it appears. White Ibis are not even supposed to be in NJ, however they are there in multiple spots. The Merlin App would not even provide a match for it. I hope you had a restful Labor Day.
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Those babies are all mouth and stomach. Mom never gets a break. Have a good evening Sharon.Allan
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Big mouths at that! You too!
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What sweet photos! And bless the mamma bird for hanging in there as she raises her babies❣️
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They were demanding. I doubt she gets much sleep.
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Lovely! Thanks for sharing.
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Cute and great capture
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Thanks to the birds.
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The first photo is so adorable, with the beautiful pink and grey beak. The second as well. I loved all the photos and the birds are gorgeous. Thank you so much for bringing these sweet birds into our lives.
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They don’t have a beak like that. for long either. I love seeing them especially when they are photo divas.
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And those were definitely worthy of magazine covers. 🙂
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Fun photos, Sharon. Lucky you to see and be able to photograph the nests.
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It is a rookery for many birds conveniently located next to a parking area. Oddly they are used to people.If you stand on the walking trail or in the parking area they will fly close in and out of the nesting trees.
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