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Main Bird Page: Directory: Wading, Water, Soaring, Diving, Trees & Bushes, Ocean & Shore, Bird Bits (flight, beaks, feet etc), Visitors Questions, Why do birds do what they do? Including how do birds fly, how do they drink salt water, & how do birds float. Florida's Birds: Grass and Lawn Birds Wood Stork Wood Storks are 3 feet tall, have a 5 foot wing spread and weigh 4 to 7 pounds. They use feel instead of sight to find food and they do this by sweeping their beaks back and forth in shallow, plant filled and often muddy water. They eat mostly fish. They live in the Everglades and other wetlands that have alternate wet and dry spells that produce the shallow concentrated pools of water they need to find food. Human water management in Florida has disrupted the seasonal wet and dry periods of the Everglades, reducing the Wood Storks ability to find food and placed this bird on the endangered lists. White Ibis This bird is common in our city yards. A flock of White Ibis can be seen walking along, pecking at the ground for insects. They will also eat crabs, crayfish and small amphibians. White Ibis fly from their roosting sites to feeding grounds and back again at night. They travel in long lines or V- shaped formations and are easily identified by their black wing tips. Glossy Ibis The Glossy Ibis is a recent new comer to Florida. It is believed that they came to South America in the 19th. century. It has slowly increased it's range. The Glossy Ibis eats crayfish. Along the coast it mainly eats fiddler crabs. It'll also eat insects and snakes, including the water moccasin. All photos, including birds and other wildlife photography © by Gilbert Henry Return to the main Bird page.