A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd
BROOKFIELD, N.S. — Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign — but nourishing — location.
The glossy ibis is a wading bird that feeds on larval insects, amphibians and other creatures of the wetlands it can snag with its sickle-shaped beak.
A sole member of the species has been spotted in wetlands in Brookfield, N.S., about 80 kilometres north of Halifax.
David Currie, the president of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, said the bird is among the growing number of nomadic species being noted outside their usual range by birdwatchers, though he cautioned these are anecdotal observations.