During one of our visits to Lodhi Garden in New Delhi, India, we captured this beautiful Red-Naped Ibis.
The Red-Naped Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa) - also known as Indian Black Ibis - is a species of ibis found in parts of South Asia, where it inhabits marshes, lakes, riverbeds and irrigated farmland. This species is less aquatic than most other species of ibis.
They are common breeders in the state of Haryana in North India.
Ibises resemble herons and share many of their habitats and behavioral traits, but unlike herons, ibises fly with necks outstretched and often in V-formation.
In North India, most breeding activities have been observed from March through October.
The nests are shallow cup-shaped platforms of sticks, grasses or reeds that are typically situated on trees near a body of water, such as rivers, swamps or lakes. The average clutch consists of 2 – 4 eggs. The nests are often reused year-after-year.
Indian ibises mostly feed in shallow waters on aquatic insects, mollusks, frogs, and food sifted from the water surface.
Their diet also includes insects caught on land, as well as lizards, worms, skinks, and other small reptiles.

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