I grew up with raucous calling of the Hadeda Ibis. When at dusk they call in unison as they fly back to their roosts, when at dawn they call seemingly to advertise their presence to their neighbours, and even the frequent callouts during the day to keep in touch with family members or to warn of dangers from predators; I love the sound.
A rather wet Hadeda Ibis, calling out to its family after a bath in the garden pond.
It is the ever-present local soundtrack. With all this noisy calling – from rooftops, from lampposts and when patrolling garden lawns probing for food – many people dislike their rowdiness. But for me, rather like the sounds of children playing, the call of the Hadeda signifies continuity and familiarity.★
Posted by Carol at letting nature back in.
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/local/
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April 20, 2017 at 11:20 pm
I really like the way you utilize descriptions and stories to give depth to your photographys. I especially like the Ibis. I encountered one species of IBIS while visiting Sanibel – Captivia Islands in Florida. It is delightful to observe another species on your blog.
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April 21, 2017 at 5:46 am
Thank you for your kind and encouraging comment. I also enjoy finding out about similar species on different continents, and the ibis is an impressive bird.
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April 7, 2017 at 10:20 pm
Me too! Happiness is a Hadeda in the Garden!
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April 8, 2017 at 5:50 am
So glad that you also enjoy them being around. It makes me sad that they attract so much hostility from some people.
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December 25, 2016 at 9:34 am
Love them. As children we had to come home from wherever we were playing in the neighbourhood when the hadeda’s came noisily to roost.
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December 27, 2016 at 6:22 am
I love that you also have the childhood memory of the hadedas calling at dusk when going to roost for the night. And as lucky children, when coming in from playing outside, usually there was supper! In the days before microwave ovens, dusk in the suburbs would often be scented by the cooking of neighbourhood dinners!
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November 23, 2016 at 8:20 pm
Ibis are strange birds, looking almost prehistoric – not quite beautiful but fascinating.
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November 24, 2016 at 6:08 am
And the sacred ibis is beautifully depicted in ancient Egyptian art, as the god associated with wisdom, writing, creation, time, the moon and related aspects. Not quite prehistoric, but an ancient lineage attached to the ibis.
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October 19, 2016 at 4:28 pm
Gosh! I have never seen a hadeda as wet as THIS one! I too love the sound of them and coming across hadedas looking for food in our garden.
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October 22, 2016 at 6:16 am
The hadedas queue up to have very thorough baths in the pond and also the bird baths. So glad that you also appreciate them and also love hearing them.
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