CLOSED: ID please

Not sure if this is a Sandhill Crane flying over.

May be a Sandhill, I've seen lots of them in Brevard county when visiting friends who live there, but I've never seen one in flight! The ones I've seen have been pretty large.

Check out some of these images: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images+of+sandhill+crane&um=1&ie=UTF-8




edited to say: Great photo by the way!

This message was edited May 11, 2008 8:56 PM

it looks more like an ibis to me.

I think you may be right trackinsand! Look at these images of Ibis: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images+of+ibis&um=1&ie=UTF-8

Another shot. All I have seen are the White ones, I don't think they show the dark in the wings. This must be a different type.

there is a glossy ibis, which is all dark, and the young white ibis are darker also. the white adults have dark wing bands.

Yep, that's definitely an Ibis ... not sure which one but Ibis it is.

Immature White Ibis, about one year old. It is just starting to get the white adult feathering; younger birds are even browner.

Resin

That solves the mystery, thanks everyone for your help!