I Think I Need a Straw by onewing

I Think I Need a Straw

The sun is shining again after a few days of rain.

I wandered down to the foreshore this morning and close to the picnic tables there is a dog bowl so picknickers can give their dogs a drink of water.

I spotted this ibis trying to have a drink. How on earth do they get the water from the bowl to their mouth. He definitely needs a straw.

Sorry I have been a bit absent, but we were out for dinner again last night with friends. It is a busy week. Out again for lunch tomorrow too. That is four days eating out in a week. I am going to forget how to cook at this rate 😂
Great shot. Would be interesting to find out how they do get water up through that beak.
July 10th, 2024  
@rickster549 Ibis drink by tilting their head to one side and submerging their beak. Probably not enough room in that dog bowl for him to do that. A for effort though. Nice shot Babs. Well spotted.
July 10th, 2024  
Amazing beak
July 10th, 2024  
Fun capture and unusual! I got to know it looks similar to this in Florida. I always think they look like a villain in children’s fairytales.
July 10th, 2024  
Cool catch!
July 10th, 2024  
What an interesting shot! I could see how he might be able to if the bowl was pretty full!
July 10th, 2024  
Fabulous find and capture, such an unusual spot for it.
July 10th, 2024  
Some interesting comments here on drinking habits you can learn a lot on 365! Good capture
July 10th, 2024  
Love the title Babs and, of course, the photo
July 10th, 2024  
Ha ! a great title for this image -it sure is not easy to drink from a bowl ! fav
July 10th, 2024  
Super capture of this ibis who thinks he's a dog!
July 10th, 2024  
Ha ha, great title!
July 10th, 2024  
Maybe they have a built in straw.

So nice to see the sun today
July 10th, 2024  
Great story telling image! I love eating out but my digestive system does not thank me if I do it too frequently!
July 10th, 2024  
Lovely scene and shot.
July 10th, 2024  
I would be nice that their beaks can act as a straw.
July 10th, 2024  
Lol - I had never thought of how they would drink.!!
July 10th, 2024  
Maybe there is a tasty morsel in there.
July 10th, 2024  
@tiaj1402 We generally have a normal meal one night and a light meal the next, so this week I have only had light meals to cook. Pumpkin soup tonight as we are out for lunch tomorrow and then mushroom omelette on Friday.
July 10th, 2024  
Fab
July 10th, 2024  
Would be fabulous for me to see this in person. Great looing bird and a beautiful capture of him. Fav.
July 10th, 2024  
Challenging or what looks impossible but clearly it has it sorted lovely capture Babs, Fav:)
July 10th, 2024  
Well spotted and captured
July 10th, 2024  
LOL! It's thirsty! Great shot.
July 10th, 2024  
A fun pic and title!
Enjoy your special evenings!
July 10th, 2024  
This would be a great entry for July's monthly theme "animal(s)" If interested tag theme-july2024 Here is the link to view the challenge: https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/49484/july's-monthly-theme-animal(s)-vote-for-june's-6-top-finalists
July 10th, 2024  
Nice capture. He is so cool looking.
July 10th, 2024  
A lovely shot of this attractive ibis!

Ian
July 10th, 2024  
It must be difficult for them to get a drink from a bowl like this.
July 10th, 2024  
Great capture and title. Fav 😊
July 10th, 2024  
Beautiful bird.
July 10th, 2024  
Good point, how do birds with long beaks like that drink?
July 10th, 2024  
Great capture
July 10th, 2024  
Lovely shot! Well spotted! Hope this bird managed to get a drink.
July 10th, 2024  
Had to look up how they manage that!
July 10th, 2024  
Wow! This is a fabulous shot. Fav.
July 10th, 2024  
Not the easiest from a shallow filled bowl I should think! Nice shot though.
July 10th, 2024  
A good opportunistic capture
July 10th, 2024  
He might have a very long tongue.
July 10th, 2024  
Great shot
July 10th, 2024  
Love your caption, and what a perfect photo
July 10th, 2024  
Oh dear that looks tricky!
July 10th, 2024  
Makes one wonder doesn’t it? You would think it would at least need some kind of tongue, but I don’t see one. Maybe it is wishful think on the bird’s part.
July 10th, 2024  
I would have thought this bird would drink by scooping water in its bill, but now that I think about it, I really don't know. Perhaps a morsel of food (insect, maybe) is floating about in the water dish.
July 10th, 2024  
Maybe that beak acts like a straw- or he has an awfully long tongue! Good catch.
July 11th, 2024  
Great capture! You sure sound busy!!
July 11th, 2024  
Brilliant caption and capture!
July 13th, 2024  
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