The closest to a kiss two birds with scimitar-like beaks can get. This photo was taken at sunset (hence the orange/pink glow) on Valentine’s Day 2011.
The birds are Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash).
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lovely and the background, wooh
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It must be difficult to kiss with a beak like that!
It certainly is – they were actually rubbing their beaks together.
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Glorious photo in both colour and composition, but is this a sign of affection and togetherness or are they actually testing one another
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It does look like it could be a “beak wrestling” contest doesn’t it?!
Wow, great capture. and the timing was good.
Thank you! I was just planning to photograph the birds in the sunset glow – and then I got lucky and they started rubbing beaks.
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I love the long beaks of the ibis – great for catching lots of fish. We have many ibis in Florida, but they are of a different variety. They are snow white and lean. Are these ibis wading birds also?
There are several species of Ibis here in Southern Africa. I have never seen Hadedas near water, but according to Wikipedia “The Hadeda Ibis is found throughout open grasslands, savanna and wetlands . . .”. Hadedas like the lawns in parks and gardens, where they poke into the ground for worms and bugs.
beautiful lighting and image. I’m so impressed with good photos.
Smooches from the Chesapeake.
Thank you! It’s always interesting taking photos when we have that kind of sunset.
Great capture!
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Great shot Lisa
when we were in Joburg those wretched birds woke us up every bloody morning. My god they make a racket.
I don’t mind the Hadedas too much. We have a family of guinea fowl close by who are really noisy! The adults (males?) sometimes sit on the local garden walls in the late afternoon, and sqawk very loudy.