It is not he Treskiornis aethiopicus but Threskiornis molucca, The Australian White Ibis. T. aethiopicus ahs a black tail and a more robust beak also. Think the black featherips on the wing are also characteristic of T. molucca. Like the picm especialy the black tips on the wingfeathers.

said viridiflavus 5 months 10 days ago

Love your album!

said iamjenlee 2007.09.23 at 02:52:21 PDT

steveaxford i just want to say that ur album on Australian birds in flight r surburb. I really enjoyed downloading the entire album :)

said annettemarie77 2006.10.23 at 03:09:06 PDT

I'm going to pass-out before I finsh this album. What a beaut of a bird - beautifically captured on film WITH nesting material! I'm improving on identifying Lighthouses (though Marge caught me out on Buffalo, Great Lakes) and now even on birds! Ibis Beak my mind shouted! EUREKA!! Threskiornis aethiopicus (L. 90 cm.) - Sacred Ibis. In AFRIKAANS it has the very apt/suitable name SKOORSTEENVEER (Chimney-Sweep!) I like the effect of those black-ended wing feathers! Merci boucoup MATE!

said desbank 2006.10.21 at 07:45:46 PDT

Excellent color, clarity, of a rare, beautiful sight. Thank you so much.

said jkilbour105 2006.10.20 at 06:31:41 PDT

Excellent shot !

said msphotospy 2006.09.09 at 23:58:07 PDT

Awesome shot!! Thanks for sharing this. d.lucas

said dlucas127 2006.09.07 at 23:48:04 PDT

Frankly, I'm not sure what kind of bird this is, I'd merely call it a 'big bird', but the photo of it gathering nesting material is fantastic.

said alliefarrell 2006.08.28 at 02:35:48 PDT