Harris Neck Ibis
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Harris Neck Ibis
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
"Harris Neck Ibis" is a photograph of an American white ibis at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, near Savannah, Georgia. A texture and painterly effects enhance this beautiful scene.
The ibises (ibis, ibides or ibes) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long, down-curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans. Most species nest in trees, often with spoonbills or herons.
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge serves as an important link in the chain of refuges along the Atlantic seaboard, and is the inland base for two neighboring barrier island refuges, Blackbeard Island and Wolf Island refuges, both located southeast of Harris Neck. Harris Neck's 2,762 acres consists of saltwater marsh, grassland, mixed deciduous woods, and cropland. Because of this great variety in habitat, many different species of birds are attracted to the refuge throughout the year. In the summer, thousands of egrets and herons nest in the swamps, while in the winter, large concentrations of ducks (especially mallards, gadwall and teal) gather in the marshland and freshwater pools.
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November 14th, 2013
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