White-faced Ibis?

[Kerri]

Photo taken today south of Houston Texas. I hit the jackpot this morning when I saw a small flock of all dark ibis fly into my front field. They joined a variety of other wading birds as seen in last photo. White-faced or Glossy would both be a lifer for me. I think White-faced due to pink area before eye and dark leg color  - maybe a few breeding adults and some non breeding or juveniles? Appreciate your input. Thank you.

Edited April 4, 2020 by Kerri

[Charlie Spencer]

The last bird in the first photo looks like a good White-faced candidate to me.  I can't tell if the others are Glossys or non-breeding White-faceds.

Last photo has a Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Roseate Spoonbill, Glossy Ibises, and White ibises.  Nice group!

Edited April 4, 2020 by Charlie Spencer

[blackburnian]

That’s your yard? Wow. And yes, you can at least count one clear White-faced in the first photo.

[Kevin]

1 hour ago, blackburnian said:

That’s your yard? Wow.

[Jefferson Shank]

? I'm jealous! ?

[Kerri]

I'm out of likes like usual. Thanks All. I kind of live on a few acres in the middle of a swamp so I tend to get a lot of waders here eating the crawdads and frogs of which there are many. It floods easy here too but shallow enough that the waders love it and I love watching them. I have 3 Roseate Spoonbills and 2 Little Blue Herons out there now. Nothing like watching a giant pink bird walking along haha. When I first moved to Texas I thought I had gotten too much sun when I saw a large pink bird fly by one afternoon. Little did I know :)

Edited April 4, 2020 by Kerri

[Tony Leukering]

Actually, dark legs does not work with an ID of White-faced, at least older White-faceds. The definite White-faced in the first photo (right edge) apparently has no legs. There are three first-cycle dark ibis in that photo, which are unidentifiable, and another adult, but the bird's head is missing. The second pic has no full adult dark ibis (possibly a second-cycle trailing, but I wouldn't bet on it). And good luck with the dark ibis in the 3rd pic.

[Kerri]

@Tony Leukering  When would the white facial feathers come in compared to the rest of the adult/breeding feathering? I've cropped and zoomed in to see if any more detail can be found to help identify - if this bird from the 3rd photo is a Glossy Ibis? If the top 2 in photo 2 that have pink area showing before the eye can be safely counted as White-faced Ibis?  Appreciate the feedback. Thanks very much.

[Tony Leukering]

The first bird, with its red eye and pink facial skin, is probably a White-faced, though it would be impossible to rule out a back-crossed hybrid, particularly given that it has little suggestion of red in the legs.

In the second photo, the right bird, which is in its first plumage cycle (so hatched last year; discerned because it has no chestnut plumage) has no suggestion of red on the legs or in the eye that we can see. This may very well be a Glossy, but I'd want a better-focused view to be certain that I'm not seeing red in the eye.