I always think of Egypt when I see ibis too. I've never seen one in rl, but I think they may be occasional visitors to Ireland and the UK. At least I'm pretty sure I've seen them mentioned in some of my bird books.
That gallinule, is that what we call a moorhen over here, or is it something slightly different? Now those (if it is the same thing) are common both at home and in the UK. They range from very shy, to very tame depending on where you find them. Just like herons, come to think of it. Those are always shy in Ireland and don't even like being looked at by humans, but there's a big load of very tame ones in Regents Park. They never fail to amaze me.
Lovely koi! I want a koi tattoo, but I'm not getting a tattoo.
Yes moorhen=gallinule, in fact I wrote moorhen first but changed it after verifying the species since gallinule seems to be the preferred North American name. (because we don't have moors? because there are cocks as well as hens in the species?)
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That gallinule, is that what we call a moorhen over here, or is it something slightly different? Now those (if it is the same thing) are common both at home and in the UK. They range from very shy, to very tame depending on where you find them. Just like herons, come to think of it. Those are always shy in Ireland and don't even like being looked at by humans, but there's a big load of very tame ones in Regents Park. They never fail to amaze me.
Lovely koi! I want a koi tattoo, but I'm not getting a tattoo.
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I saw them when I visited England and Wales a while back: http://urbpan.livejournal.com/1112773.html
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