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A very scarlet ibis!  Eudocimus ruber,Geotagged,Scarlet Ibis,South Africa,Spring,Water birds Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Red overdose! This is one for the carnaval list:

    Posted 12 years ago
  2. the photo is more than 1 year old.... great capture....awesome color...... what was the location? Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thank you! I took this photo at Birds of Eden in South Africa. Stunning birds aren't they! Posted 11 years ago

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The Scarlet Ibis is a species of ibis in the bird family ''Threskiornithidae''. It inhabits tropical South America and islands of the Caribbean. In form it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Oct 24, 2012. Captured Oct 23, 2012 14:46 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/7.1
  • 1/2500s
  • ISO800
  • 187mm