On my last day in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, despite slightly dodgy weather, I drove out to Estero Llano Grande State Park World Birding Center for one last bit of birding and photography, Texas style. I sat on a bench at Grebe Marsh and watched this pair feed around each other for 30 minutes. The White Ibis and the Tricolored Heron conscientiously ignored each other. They shared one small corner of the pond, and were actually feeding in each other’s wake (looking for what was stirred up as the other bird passed), but neither was admitting the other’s existence. It looked odd, but it is, of course, common behavior when mixed species feed together.

Canon SX50HS. Program with auto iContrast and Shadow Fill.  465mm equivalent field of view. f5.6 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 500. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.