Fort Desoto walk 3-1-2026

That’s a juvenile White Ibis.

You can tell by:

  • Long, strongly down-curved pink bill

  • Pink legs

  • Brown body with white belly and undertail

  • Slight pale patch on the wing

Adults are mostly white with black wingtips and the same curved red bill. Juveniles like this keep the brown plumage for their first year before molting into white.

Given your Florida coastal location around Pinellas County, this is a very common species — especially around ponds, marsh edges, golf courses, and even HOA retention areas. They often probe the ground or shallow water for insects and small crustaceans.

Osprey, he was just feeding a youngster but took the remainder with him to finish while on the branch in the foreground. 

Mom stayed in the nest.
Another Osprey with his catch of a spotted seatrout.
Quite a dredge!!