Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Marie Read / Flock of White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in breeding plumage, at rookery on water's edge of the mangrove-covered island, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great egret (Ardea alba) perched in a tree, with an American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) in flight, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.

Felicity Lanchester,Felicity Lanchester / Mixed group of Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Great egrets (Ardea alba), African openbill storks (Anastomus lamelligerus) and Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) gathering to roost, Selous Game Res...

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Mary McDonald / Flock of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in roosting trees at dusk, Imba Ndutu, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / White Camargue horse stallion with a Cattle egret (Bulbulcus ibis) on his back, Camargue, France, April 2009

Rolf Nussbaumer / White faced ibis {Plegadis chihi} Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Richard Du Toit / White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) mother and calf with Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Thomas Mangelsen / White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) trio feeding at sunset, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida

Marie Read / Avian feeding frenzy with a flock of White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swimming along a channel chasing school of fish. A mixed flock of long-legged waders, including Great Egrets (Ardea alba...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Great white egret (Ardea alba), Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia) all together in the Yangtze river at the Hubei Tian'ezhou Mi...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), with Great white egrets (Ardea alba), Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egrets (Ardea intermedia), H...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), with Great white egrets (Ardea alba), Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Little egrets (Egretta garzetta) and Intermediate egrets (Ardea intermedia), H...

Lynn M. Stone / Wood stork (Mycteria americana) in saltwater lagoon. Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) hunting for Mole crabs (Emerita sp) along shore of Gulf of Mexico. Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees, predominantly White ibis (Eudocimus albus) perching in branches and Snowy egret (Egretta thula) in flight. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. April 2018.

Claudio Contreras / White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) walking, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, February

Klein & Hubert / Madagascan Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) walking on forest floor, tropical forest, Madagascar.

Klein & Hubert / Madagascan Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) walking on forest floor, tropical forest, Madagascar.

Klein & Hubert / Madagascan Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) walking on forest floor, tropical forest, Madagascar.

Klein & Hubert / Madagascan Ibis (Lophotibis cristata)head portrait, Madagascar.

Klein & Hubert / Madagascan Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) walking on forest floor, tropical forest, Madagascar.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Wild Wonders of China team celebrating the Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. from left Xie Jianguo, Staffan Widstrand, Chen Jianwei, Jed Weingarten and Mr S...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Release of 30 captive-bred Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) to celebrate the national Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. The species was once only found in 6 i...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Release of 30 captive-bred Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) to celebrate the national Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. The species was once only found in 6 i...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours, flying over water in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours, flying over water in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours with litter, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) as decoration in the Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Jen Guyton / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) at water's edge to feed on Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) prey. With birds on the shore including pink-backed pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens), marabou...

Jen Guyton / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) eating Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus). With birds on the shore including pink-backed pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens), marabou storks (Leptoptilos crum...

Jen Guyton / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) underwater holding a Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) prey. after a group of the birds dove into the river to hunt fish. Here, the crocodile slowly sw...

Jen Guyton / Birds squabbling over fish in the Msicadzi River. Pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) biting at the head of another pelican with a pouch full of fish while a marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenife...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Five Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) sitting by a river,Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. September. Endangered

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species. September

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying in evening light, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species. September

Claudio Contreras / White ibis (Eudocimus albus) juvenile with captured prawn (Decapoda), near Bahia Cacaluta, Bahias de Huatulco National Park, Oaxaca, southern Mexico, August

Andy Rouse / Black headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) standing on rock in lake with reflection, Ranthambhore, India.

Jen Guyton / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) caught in mouth whilst a Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) looks on. Msicadzi River, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambi...

Jen Guyton / Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) eating Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus). With birds on the shore including pink-backed pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens), marabou storks (Leptoptilos crum...

Jen Guyton / Great egret (Ardea alba), yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis), a marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer), and a little egret (Egretta garzetta) all share a small patch of hunting ground during dry sea...

Jen Guyton / Birds, marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer), great egrets (Ardea alba), yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis), and grey herons (Ardea cinerea), pink-backed pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens), and hamerk...

Lynn M. Stone / White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) foraging at low tide, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. April

Hermann Brehm / Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus hyperorius) Pantanal, Brazil

Jouan Rius / White faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) on Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Arizona, USA, April 2014.

Lynn M. Stone / White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in winter plumage, eating Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), at edge of saltwater lagoon. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (non-ex)