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2 July 2025

A posted warning sign about waterborne parasites and skin irritations is seen on a Lake Starnberg lakeside pier in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025. The notice advises bathers to limit exposure and take protective measures while using the lake during summer.

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#10480946

9 September 2023

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal tropics.This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Immature Ibis are brown in color. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.

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#10480950

9 September 2023

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal tropics.This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Immature Ibis are brown in color. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.

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#10480944

9 September 2023

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal tropics.This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Immature Ibis are brown in color. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.

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#10480948

9 September 2023

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal tropics.This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Immature Ibis are brown in color. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.

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#10480954

9 September 2023

The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) belongs to the family Threskiornithidae. It is found from Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal tropics.This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs, and black wing tips that are usually only visible in flight. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Immature Ibis are brown in color. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Crayfish are its preferred food in most regions, but it can adjust its diet according to the habitat and prey abundance. Its main foraging behavior is probing with its beak at the bottom of shallow water to feel for and capture its prey. It does not see the prey.

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#9759732

17 March 2023

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed (7.5 to 12 cm) shorebird. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. During the breeding season, the bill has a yellowish or orange-pink base and dark tip; the base is pink in winter. The legs are dark grey, brown or black. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands, and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater. Black-tailed godwits are spending the winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe and West Africa. The black-tailed godwit is the national bird of the Netherlands. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened by IUCN. On March 09, 2023, black-tailed godwits are roaming and flying in search of food at the Wetland OxBow Lake known as 'Chupi Char' in East Burdawan, West Bengal, India.

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#9759728

17 March 2023

The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed (7.5 to 12 cm) shorebird. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. During the breeding season, the bill has a yellowish or orange-pink base and dark tip; the base is pink in winter. The legs are dark grey, brown or black. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands, and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods in winter; it is more likely to be found inland and on freshwater. Black-tailed godwits are spending the winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe and West Africa. The black-tailed godwit is the national bird of the Netherlands. The world population is estimated to be 634,000 to 805,000 birds and is classified as Near Threatened by IUCN. On March 09, 2023, black-tailed godwits are roaming and flying in search of food at the Wetland OxBow Lake known as 'Chupi Char' in East Burdawan, West Bengal, India.

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