PHARAO'S CHICKEN by rocserum
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Description
At the zoo in Amsterdam, I shoot this portrait of a Egyptian Vulture.
In Egypt it is called the Pharaoha's Chicken for two reasons. It looks somewhat like a scruffy white chicken in fresh plumage, and the relationship to the pharaoh is because this bird was the symbol of perhaps, the oldest deity of southern Ancient Egypt, Nekhbet, who was considered the protector of the pharaoh, royalty, and Egypt and always shown with her extended wings. They referred to the bird as the Mother of Mothers, who hath existed from the Beginning and creator of the world. This vulture always was seen on the front of the pharaoh�s crown. After the unification of Egypt both she and Wadjet (another early goddess in the Egyptian pantheon who had the same role in southern Egypt) shared the location of the protecting deity on the new double crown that was worn by the pharaohs of every dynasty thereafter. The nurturing behavior of these vultures while rearing their young led to the selection of the species as a model parent and their lack of sexual dimorphism led the Ancient Egyptians to think, mistakenly, that they were all female and reproducing through parthenogenesis.
(Wikipedia)
take care, beware of nature, its worthed.
Comments (17)
Impressive portrait my friend....:!!!
Hij is vlijmscherp. Schitterend werk.
Impressive profile... Great shot.
Wonderful macro, love it's feathers ;O)
Impressiv... a gorgeous macro my friend!
This is a very impressive bird. Fantastic shot!!!
AMAZING shot! Beautiful, wondrous bird! Yes, we must care for this planet of ours.
Straight into my favourites!!
Fantastic capture!
a good but splendidly ugly portrait.
Very nice shot! Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROBY ;O)
Wisdom personified as well! (making this comment lets me check it's spelled correctly too with IE7Pro) :-)
wondrous image
Outstanding portrait!
Super sharp and crisp detail, excellent capture. Thanks for the info also. Todd
Very impressive shot.
I think you could have a career in portraiture! Your creature portraits and your people portraits are magnificent, capturing the essence of whatever you shoot!