A paean to the much maligned Ibis

Prehistoric remnant Migrating for survival Sacred Ibis.

In Ancient Egypt, the god Thoth who helped the sun journey across the sky, was often depicted as an Ibis whose crescent shaped beak was reminiscent of the moon.

Garbage rummager Scavenging for survival Straw-necked Ibis.

Although the Ibis has all but disappeared in modern Egypt, archaeologists have found the mummified remains of over a million Ibises in the Serapeum at Saqqara near Memphis.

Urban asylum-seeker Pilloried victim Australian White Ibis.

Increasingly over the last twenty five years, the White Ibis has migrated to urban areas depleting former breeding grounds like the Macquarie Marshes in northern NSW.

Vulnerable species Ancient symbol Ibis.

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