Location
Paternoster to Lambert's Bay, Western Cape
South Africa
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/7999 s, f/5.7, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Pelecaniformes Family Threskiornithidae
Deutsch Heiliger Ibis Dutch Heilige Ibis
Italian Ibis sacro Spanish Ibis Sagrado
Comments
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Sacred Ibises were considered the incarnation of Toth, the god of wisdom and learning. They have disappeared from Egypt but are common south of Sudan.
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| 09/08/2011 |
African Sacred Ibis |
Micheline JACQUEMIN
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