Last of white birds in wet habitats. I'll continue with wet habitats tomorrow but will add some color.

Actually, close observers will notice that this White Ibis isn't pure white. It has some subtle pink in its plumage. I haven't observed that in this species before.

Some birds with pink plumage, Roseate Spoonbills and Flamingos for example, get their pink coloration from the foods they eat. Crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates contain pigments called carotenoids that help turn their feathers pink. I wonder if this ibis had been dining on some of those carotenoid containing invertebrates...

Photographed in Everglades National Park, Florida.

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Continuing my series of wet habitat bird images. I've started out with three shots of white birds in wet environments, one more before some more colorful species.

This Great Egret was perched on a fallen tree just above the water in Big Cypress Preserve, Florida.

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Continuing my series of photos made in wet locations.

This shot was taken a little earlier on the same day as my pelican post yesterday, during our first visit to south Texas for Whooping Crane viewing.

We observed this pair in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge where most Whooping Cranes spend the winter.

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Following several posts from the dry deserts of Arizona, this shot of American White Pelicans kicks off a set of images from wetter environments.

This shot was taken in the coastal waters of south Texas during our first trip to the area in 2011.

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Mule deer and white-tailed deer are highly adaptable and can be found in a wide variety of habitats, from high mountains to grasslands, and from deserts to rainforests. Obviously, this doe makes her home in the desert. She gave this nice pose as she emerged from behind a large prickly pear cactus.

This shot was taken a short time before the javelina shot I posted yesterday.

This shot will wrap up my series of posts from our most recent trip to arid Arizona. Next up...a series of shots featuring wetter environments from less recent trips.

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