Thursday 25 October 2012

Ibis - बुज्जा

Scarlet ibis, Belem, Brazil - S. Deepak, 2011
Glossy ibis, Naivasha, Kenya - S. Deepak, 2012
Black headed ibis, Karnataka, India - S. Deepak, 2010

Species of ibis: There are 28 known species of ibis, a bird usually seen around lakes, rivers and marshes where it wades in shallow waters looking for food. In ancient Egypt it was considered sacred, due to its closeness to god Thot, the god of knowledge and is a common figure in hieroglyphics. Today's images have 3 species of ibis from 3 continents - scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) from Brazil, glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) from Kenya and black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) from India.

बुज्जों की नस्लें: दुनिया में बज्जे पक्षियों की 28 नस्लें मिलती हैं. यह पक्षी अक्सर नदियों, झीलों और दलदलों के आसपास पाया जाता है जहाँ कम गहरे पानी में भोजन खोजता है. प्राचीन मिस्र में इन पक्षियों को पवित्र माना जाता था, क्योंकि इन्हें ज्ञान के थोट देवता का साथी मानते थे. इस वजह से यह मिस्र की प्राचीन आकृतियों की लिखायी में अक्सर पाया जाता है. आज की तस्वीरों में तीन महाद्वीपों से बज्जों की तीन नस्लें - ब्राज़ील से लाल बुज्जे (एडूसिम्स रूबर), कीनिया से चमकीले बुज्जे (प्लेगाडिस फाल्सिनेलुस) तथा भारत से काले सिर वाले बुज्जे (थ्रेकिओरनिस मेलानोसेफलस).

Specie di Ibis: Vi sono 28 specie diverse degli ibis nel mondo. Questo uccello si trova spesso vicino ai fiumi, laghi e paludi, dove si muove nelle acque poco profonde in cerca di cibo. Era considerato sacro in Egitto antico perché era considerato vicino al dio Thot, il dio della conoscenza. Per questo motivo lo si trova spesso nei geroglifici. Le immagini di oggi hanno 3 specie di ibis da 3 continenti - ibis rosso (Eudocimus ruber) dal Brasile, ibis lucicante(Plegadis falcinellus) dalla Kenya and ibis bianco orientale (Threskiornis melanocephalus) dall'India.

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21 comments:

  1. लाल रंग की कल्पना नहीं की थी. लगता है जमीन पर फूल खिले है :)

    राजस्थान में शायद इन्हें कुरजा कहते है.

    सुन्दर संकलन.

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    1. खिले हुए फ़ूलों की कल्पना सुन्दर है. :)

      शायद कोई बता सके कि दक्षिण भारत में कर्णाटक में जहाँ यह तस्वीर खींची थी, वहाँ इन्हें क्या कहते हैं!

      धन्यवाद संजय

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  2. the red coloured ibis are beautiful!!!

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    1. Red is strong and unsual colour so it is natural to like it more! :)

      Thanks Sahi

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  3. Waaah ! बेहद खुबसूरत!

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    1. धन्यवाद शाहनवाज़

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    1. बिल्कुल सही बात, प्रकृति के रंगो के सामने फोटोशोप भी पानी भरती है :)

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    1. Thanks D., every time I look at these pictures, I remember those beautiful journies! :)

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  6. Beautiful captures. And what vivid colours...thanks for sharing these!

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  7. nice... the red ones are so vivid. Did you try a closeup?

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    1. Thanks Shrinidhi. I did try closeups but unfortunately they didn't come out so good. However, you can take a look at some other images of these red/scarlet ibis at:
      http://www.kalpana.it/photographs/brazil/belem_mangal02.htm

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  8. Nice photographs. Good to see 3 different species of this bird. Very informative post. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. wow... absolutely gorgeous. Such elegant creatures they are. :)

    And thanks for that lovely little tidbit about Ibis and its history.

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    1. Thanks Raj. Interest in photography has made me curious about all kinds of things including history, biology, archeology .. and every now and then I do want to show off! :)

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  10. The scarlet ibis look so unreal, if you know what I mean. And the black headed ibis are so elegant and beautiful. Lovely captures, Sunil.

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    1. Finally someone who refuses to be dazzled by the scarlet ibis! Congrats Sudha :)

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