Sacred Ibis

There were so many of them at world of birds, inside and outside.

[Taffy]

Love this capture of this prehistoric looking creatures!

[Nina Ganci]

neatly captured, I struggle to get them to pose for me

[KoalaGardens🐨]

nicely done!

[Monique]

Good shot

[Steve Jacob]

Great capture of these strange looking birds. fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Not the prettiest of birds - great shot !

[Merrelyn]

Nice shot of these guys

[Martin Jalkotzy]

Lovely shot; but also macabre in a way...I can imagine the heads as being charred, they are so shiny black.

[tony gig]

Fabulous birds and capturer...fav

[Bep]

Beautiful capture.

[Sue Rose]

Such fascinating birds and I love the blue sky behind them

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful capture of those great birds.

[Linda Godwin]

Awesome couple

[*lynn]

great capture, unusual looking birds!

[Rick]

Wow, Those look more like our vultures, then the Ibis. Great shot.

[Jane Pittenger]

Why are they sacred?

[Diana]

@taffy @ninaganci @koalagardens @momamo @stevejacob @beryl @merrelyn @mjalkotzy @tonygig @gijsje @suesmith @elisasaeter @pyrrhula @rontu @lynnz @rickster549 @jgpittenger Thanks for the great comments, fav and getting it on the TP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@jgpittenger Interesting question Jane, I had to google it. The Ibis was sacred to and associated to Thoth the God of wisdom and writing.Thoth was often represented in the form of a man's body with the head of the Ibis and was the patron of the educated scribes who were responsible for the administration of Egypt. Rather unusual I find ;-)