I did these juvenile Glossy Ibis studies after seeing a few during my field trip to the New Jersey shore last late year. One bird was close by feeding in the marshland right next to where I had parked so was able to spend some time with it. Although the body feathers had a faint iridescent sheen like the adult, I expect this to become much more apparent when the bird matures. It will also lose most of the white on the head while overall becoming much smarter looking. I expect I'll will get to the adult birds soon and do more studies of this interesting bird. Size is 12 x 9 inches, watercolor on Strathmore paper.
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