Meet Sophie, the scarlet ibis
It was a busy day in 2018 for the anchors of CBS News 8’s Morning News program when a scarlet ibis did an unexpected act on live television. They are medium to large-sized wading and ground birds related to storks and very close to the spoonbills.
As the ibis messenger, one of two representatives of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, appeared on the air, a ten-year-old bird named Sophie was sitting on the head of Nichelle Medina, who was hosting the Zoo Day program. Despite the unexpected intrusion, the Emmy winner kept her composure, demonstrating professionalism. On the other hand, Medina’s colleague Eric Kahnert could have been more at ease with the guest, as seen in the photo.