| It's not every day that I wake up to the calls of hadada ibis, or to the sight of a giraffe peering at me through the trees. |
| Tawaret has the head of a hippo, Thoth the head of an ibis, and the great sun god Ra is rowed across the heavens in a boat. |
| A glossy ibis waded between the bulrushes and black swallows dipped in and out of the water. |
| The ibis has an exotic air with its burgundy plumage and oddly curved beak. |
| What would happen to the scarlet ibis, our pride and joy and a national symbol? |
| A crudely painted plywood sign showing bulbous ibis and spoonbills asks that you not disturb the birds. |
