Umesh Vaghela

It was sunny day of January when I photographed this Black Ibis at Veer Dam Back Water, Wet Land. Wet Lands provides food to many species of Birds.
The Red-naped Ibis, Pseudibis papillosa, also known as the Black Ibis, is a species of ibis found in parts of South Asia. The sexes are alike. It has a curlew-like long down-curved bill, a black head with a patch of crimson, and a white patch near the shoulder. This largish black bird is found at lakes, in marshes, in riverbeds and on irrigated farmland—it is not as aquatic as many other species of ibis. It is gregarious and generally forages on margins of wetlands in small numbers. It is a common breeding resident in Haryana. It nests in trees and breeds from March to October in North India.

(Source: Wikiedia)