Three ibises hover around the edge of a waterhole in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Buffaloes lounge in the background.
I’ve posted shots of the African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) before. The “forward assembly” of this large wader would make a vulture blanch: bald, dull, wrinkled; unblinking eyes sit behind nostril slits on a downward bending beak. However, I am attracted to the beauty of the ibis wing. it’s gossamer-like feathers with black tips fan open and close elegantly. Viewed in black and white, the texture may be appreciated.
Safari with us in Africa next year. There is a seat in a knobby-tyred 4x4 waiting for you.