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Scarlet ibis' turn red as adults because of the red crabs they eat.
because of what it eats
It represents Doodle.
The scarlet ibis is the national bird of Trinidad. In the short story, "The Scarlet Ibis," the scarlet ibis bird is the main symbol in the story. The color of the bird (red) and the bird itself is compared to the character "Doodle" as fragile yet majestic. The bird ended up in their yard when it was blown off course by a storm, and dies in their yard. Doodle dies at the end just like the Scarlet Ibis: red and far away from home
The Scarlet Ibis is a vividly colored bird with a scarlet red plumage, long legs, a long curved bill, and a distinct downward curve to its neck. Its feathers are a deep red-orange color, contrasting with its black wingtips.
The brilliant red color of the scarlet ibis comes from pigments in the bodies of the crustaceans that it eats.
No, there is only one species of Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber). However, their color can vary from pale pink to bright red, depending on their diet.
I'm pretty sure it was the blood
The symbol of scarlet ibis is Doodle with the Scarlet Ibis. They both died alone, they were out of place, and were both sick. Doodle coughed up blood and his shirt became red and the ibis also was red wtf a symbol is not that a symbolin literature is like a moral or stuff like it a good moral is not to loose hope because he was espected to live much less than what he does
the ibis symbolizes doodle because: Both die in a similar way (in a storm under a red plant in a crooked form), both cant survive in new conditions (ibis away from tropics, doodle in training) and both are abnormal in the world (fragile and weak in stature)
It gets its red coloring from the crustaceans that are the main part of its diet.
Doodle dies in the storm in "The Scarlet Ibis." He is overcome by exhaustion and his physical limitations while trying to keep up with his brother. His brother finds him dead under a tree, with blood oozing from his mouth like a scarlet ibis.