10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In three cases of adoption the common factor was that the adopting individual was sexually attracted to one of the real parents of the young. And this is (a bad photo of) an African Sacred Ibis mummy in the British Museum in London (found in Egypt). If that isn’t a great basic plot for a soap opera, then what is?

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

Being sacred may not have been that great for the Ibis in Egypt though – apparently, mummies of the Ibis are by far the most common bird mummies found there. was responsible for maintaining the universe, judging the dead, and for writing and science ( source ). Possibly also for doing the dishes.

Australia 147

Australia Birds Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

And, I’ve passed through the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, where the Ibis is featured on pottery fragments, many times. We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets.

Egypt 238

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 238