{"id":511,"date":"2018-09-02T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T18:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/?p=511"},"modified":"2022-03-31T20:30:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:30:38","slug":"grub-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Grub Hunters&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this part of North Carolina, folks call the <strong>White Ibis <\/strong>a \u201cgrub hunter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7074-830x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7074-830x621.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7074-830x621-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7074-830x621-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bird has a habit of poking around in any grassy area, from the marsh grass of the coastal wetlands to the manicured lawns in front of homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9781-741x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9781-741x830.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9781-741x830-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That incredible red curved bill is adapted for such probing in soil to find earthworms, marine worms, snails or crabs. They can pinch their \u201cgrub\u201d using that red bill like tweezers. It\u2019s sharp enough too for stabbing fish or frogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/White-Ibis-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/White-Ibis-2-1.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/White-Ibis-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/White-Ibis-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1014-830x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1014-830x621.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1014-830x621-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1014-830x621-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_3346-830x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_3346-830x622.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_3346-830x622-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_3346-830x622-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7103-741x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7103-741x830.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7103-741x830-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2213-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2213-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2213-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2213-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2229-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2229-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2229-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2229-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>White Ibis<\/strong> is right at home in a mud flat or an oyster bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9623-830x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9623-830x636.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9623-830x636-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9623-830x636-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This bird is not afraid to get dirty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5853-830x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5853-830x574.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5853-830x574-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5853-830x574-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5850-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5850-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5850-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5850-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5851-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5851-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5851-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5851-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5846-830x627.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5846-830x627.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5846-830x627-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5846-830x627-768x580.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If nothing else, the <strong>White Ibis<\/strong> is a sociable creature. Often seen foraging in groups, they also rest together, bathe together and build nests in trees forming a colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_9775-830x473\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9775-830x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9775-830x473.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9775-830x473-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9775-830x473-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_5867-830x622\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"622\" data-id=\"1027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5867-830x622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5867-830x622.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5867-830x622-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5867-830x622-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pair of White Ibis juveniles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_5863-739x830\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"830\" data-id=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5863-739x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5863-739x830.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5863-739x830-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>White Ibis, adult and Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_7106-830x623\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" data-id=\"1029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7106-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7106-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7106-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7106-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_9764-830x623\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" data-id=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9764-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9764-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9764-830x623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9764-830x623-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/grub-hunters\/img_9765-830x620\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"620\" data-id=\"1031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9765-830x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9765-830x620.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9765-830x620-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_9765-830x620-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>According to Native American folklore, the Ibis is the last form of wildlife to take shelter before a hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Check these posts about the ibis and other shorebirds:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2019\/05\/26\/coastal-lawn-ornaments\/\">Coastal Lawn Ornaments &gt;&gt;<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/long-legged-waders-in-all-their-glory-2\/\">Long-legged waders in all their glory&nbsp; (herons and egrets) &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megforward.com\/birds\/index.php\/2018\/09\/02\/coastal-sun-bathers\/\">Coastal sun-bathers (cormorants and pelicans) &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this part of North Carolina, folks call the White Ibis a \u201cgrub hunter.\u201d The bird has a habit of poking around in any grassy area, from the marsh grass of the coastal wetlands to the manicured lawns in front of homes. 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