White-Faced Ibis, Moorhen feed together at Beaumont's popular wetlands marsh

A White-Faced Ibis and a Common Moorhen (the smaller black bird on the right) scour the shallow waters of the  Cattail Marsh Scenic Wetlands & Boardwalk
in Tyrrell Park on the South side of Beaumont, TX.
The pair was visible from the boardwalk that stretches over the artificial marsh, giving birders and naturalists a good view of the habitat of wild birds.

Mellow marsh menagerie on display on Gulf-side boardwalks

The walkways over the marsh at Sea Rim State Park give an up-close view of these "next-to-the-Gulf" habitats.