Procession of the Ibises by Ken _Gilliland
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Description
Venerated and often mummified by Ancient Egyptians as a symbol of the god Thoth, the Sacred Ibis was said to give protection against incursions of serpents. It was also said that the flies that brought pestilence died immediately upon propitiatory sacrifices of this bird.
While the ancient Egyptians protected the ibis from harm, modern day Egypt is a different story. This ibis is now extinct in Egypt; habitat destruction, poaching, and insecticide use (such as DDT) led the its extinction from that region and have caused the decline of several other ibis species.
Rendered in Poser 8 with minor postwork. Model credits: V4, M4, Nefertiti, Tomb (DAZ), Bird Cult for M4/V4 (RawArt), Sacred Ibis (Me from Shorebirds Vol 1)
Comments (11)
efron_241
reminds us of 21-12-2012
jclP
very good scene
sontaeseok
beautiful composition^^brilliant work^^***
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent image!
kelvinhughes
excellently one Ken well done
Flint_Hawk
What a wonderful scene! The information about each bird is a great addition too.
Burpee
I like the historical information and look of this.
psyoshida
This is a wonderful and creative scene. I love the way you put it in historical context. I'm sorry to hear they are extinct. Another species extinct. We have ibis, of course ours don't have those lovely black beaks. Ours walk around in large groups that make them look like they are up to no good. I like to call "juvenile delinquents" they do nothing malicious but they look like they want to. Since they are smaller then the great white herons and blue herons they look like teenagers.
Ken _Gilliland Online Now!
Actually the Sacred Ibis is only extinct in Egypt... in southern Europe it's becoming so numerous it's considered a pest
pixeltek
Right on, and a never before seen image (albeit oddly shadow-free) depicting the Ibis in ancient Egypt. There are 1000s of Ibis mummies, and give an indication of the importance of the Ibis in that culture. After the Aswan Dam was built, the old cycle of annual irrigation and renewal of the lands along the Nile River was broken, and pesticides and fertilizers were introduced, and with that lots of environmental and health problems. But now they've got electricity and to modern Egypt, that is an acceptable trade-off.
Digital_Mischief
Sad for the Egypt Ibis, but one of the species in Florida seems to be is doing quite well as a glance out my window will prove. :)