The scarlet ibis is hard to miss! Adults are bright red or scarlet, with somewhat lighter shading on...

The scarlet ibis is hard to miss! Adults are bright red or scarlet, with somewhat lighter shading on the head, neck and underparts. The longest flight feathers are tipped in black. The long legs of this wading bird are pink, and the toes are partially webbed. They use their long, curved, pinkish-brown bill to probe the mudflats, shallow water and grasses in search of food.
These highly social birds form large breeding colonies—often in mangrove swamps—and fly in a V-formation to their feeding grounds.