We have one in Washington.
I wasn’t expecting to see one in Sydney.
Thankfully, he didn’t seem political,
mostly just optical,
and clearly in love with the view!
He got quite ruffled up, and vociferously tweeted,
when a photographer disrupted his adored self reflection!
Cheers to you from the vainglorious Ibis in Oz~
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I’ll take this guy over the other any day! Stunning shots, quite enjoyed. x
I did feel bad insulting the Ibis by comparison. They are perfectly lovely birds! 😉 😉
You captured his personality perfectly, Cindy. It is so much fun traveling with you and meeting up with your new friends. Hugs!
You are a required traveling companion Rebecca, even when I am holed up in The Holler! 😉
A great place to be!!! Hugs coming back.
Quite surreal today, 112F and fires starting….
Bravo, dear Cindy! You keep your elegance even in Politics! Be well and stay cool! 🙂
Smiling! Thank you Fabio. Best to avoid getting ruffled up! 😉 😉
You’re right! Smiles back! Take care! 🙂
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Black and white, not orange! He’s an elegant bird.
All natural too, which we sadly cannot say about the other bird…. 😉
Not orange 😂
Laughing……
What a fantastic shot of the Australian White Ibis in the second-last image. Perfect light to show off its ruffled wet(?) feather and open beak. Perfect timing to press the shutter button, Cindy 🙂
Thank you Vicki. I am in love with the birds of Oz დ
Plenty of birds around with the low urban sounds and activity in lockdown. Hope we open our international borders one day so you can visit Oz again 🙂 Might be years before the borders are open in Victoria though.
Strange, strange days. I am glad I got in when I did. The Holler just had the highest temperatures ever recorded and of course we lost power and the fires are starting up. Hard to imagine anyone not hearing the warning bells chiming…
Our bushfires have started up north too, Cindy and it’s only the start of Spring.
Many homeless folk from the bushfires early this year still haven’t got back to normal and are living in temporary accommodation or sheds etc. Now with the lockdown, it will take even longer to recover.
I am so sorry your fires have started again. Thinking of people who lost everything thing facing fire again is just so incredibly sad. The impact of fire and covid are pretty horrendous. Evacuated people moved to group shelters are vulnerable to covid on top of losing their homes. We have 40 fires burning now in California, the sky is dark all day.
Bwahaha!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 And this narcissist’s plumage is much better looking. You are a class act my friend!🤗
Orange is such a difficult color to carry off artificially… 😉
Oh God! Stop!😂😂😂😂😂
Laughing….. I will დ
LOL! He really does look like he fell in love with his own image.
I don’t really blame him. He is a handsome fellow დ
I agree with you and your readers…this Narcissus is immeasurably better than the other orange one!
Natural beauty is always preferable to orange aid enhancement….. 😉
He’s lovely and inoffensive, not a jaundiced despot like the other one!
Exactly. I have never understood why anyone would want to look severely jaundiced, on purpose! I just don’t get the look at all 😉
Very cool looking bird! It seems to be a species of ibis.
Yes. It is an Australian Ibis დ
LOL – Spot on but this bird is much more appealing to the eyes.
Yes, he is a much better looking bird….. 😉
Love this bird!
Yes! I do too. If I had his feathers, I would stare at myself too! 😉
Great story and photography, Cindy!
So happy you enjoyed Peter & thank you! დ
It’s really cute and sassy.
Thank you Timothy 😉
Cheers Cindy such a interesting bird…and your narrative always layered ~ sending joy hedy ☺️💫
Love to you Hedy & thank you! დ
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Love the reflections:)
I am glad you do. Thank you. I find reflections fascinating დ
They are!
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He seems very confident, but maybe a little too busy with himself. It reminds me of a certain president, but I can not remember his name ……
I sincerely wish I couldn’t remember it either…..
Great photos. He wasn’t political until he over tweeted…
This bird really did know better, the other bird, not hardly… 😉
Is the past tense of tweet, twit?
Laughing…..I think it is more likely a noun, as in, the twit tweets too much…
Claw in beak syndrome
I adore the native ibis and abhor the bin chicken nickname they have in Australia.
That is a sad name, as unfitting as chicken hawks for red tailed hawks.
You have captured this handsome ibis beautifully!
Ibis are glorious birds. There are gorgeous ones far at the tip of South America that cover the lawns. Occasionally we get non-locals at The Salton Sea in Southern California. Always a treat to see them დ
Ah, the iconic bin chickens of Sydney! They apparently struggled for food during the first lot of Covid restrictions in Sydney. They are amazing birds and you capture them so beautifully. I enjoyed your little political dig. 😀
I love Ibis. I have seen them all over the world. They were especially gorgeous at the tip of South America. Love to you დ
Clever, o, so clever….and brilliant.
Ahhhh, love to you Liza დ
Cheers for Sunday, Cindy. Hope you’re having a good afternoon/evening. xo
Thanks much & same to you! დ
Great shots Cindy. We get them on the local rubbish tips and they look so scruffy and dirty, this one must be a little more upper class checking itself out in the pool like that 😀 🤣
Laughing, he’s a high rent Sydney guy! 😉
What a magnificent bird.
He is quite striking isn’t he! დ
Yes, he is.
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Beautiful shots. You must be itching to travel again. Any ideas what the destination will be?
Thank you Nadia. I am having a pronounced travel itch. We should be in Greenland now and Antarctica in January, but they both are likely cancelled დ
Fantastic photos Cindy
So happy you enjoyed & thank you Sheree დ
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Gorgeous! The ruffled up picture, especially.
Grazie mille Emma დ
Truly a narcissist, adoring their reflection.☺
Exactly! დ
Isn’t he beautiful! 🙂 🙂
He seems to know it too! 😉
What a wonderful post, beautiful photos 😊
Thanks so much & happy you enjoyed დ
Another good photo story to reflect upon
Love the pun intended დ
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Lol, great photos – and not much different from the ‘people’ on Twitter that are also “ruffled up”, and “vociferously” tweeting!! 😊
Exactly, but the bird does it better! 😉
Worderful images!!
Obrigada Isabel დ
to funny!!!!!!!
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Amazing photos! I have never seen one of these.
They are quite striking aren’t they, all dressed up in black & white დ
Wonderful photos as always. And let’s hope the narcissist in Washington gets to leave Washington very early in 2021. Mars would be a good spot for him,
It would be a good plan, but we have to think of the impact on any potential martians. We don’t need to make outer space enemies! დ
Well, that’s true. Maybe set him off in a spaceship by himself for the rest of his life. He can focus on himself all he wants.
Perfect. The inside can be fitted with lots of mirrors and hairspray….
Too funny!! Probably needs some hair dye too I bet.
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Absolutely fabulous. I love it. Wonderful pictures and story.
Hugs to you Gigi დ
Ha, ha! Clever commentary Cindy comparing competing clowns. 🙂
Oh this is an alliterative masterpiece Brad and you know how I love alliteration! დ
Thanks Cindy! I’m glad you enjoy my silly word games.
Hilarious! Thanks for my morning chuckle, Cindy.
You are most welcome & thank you Pam დ
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I kind of like his ruffled look, Cindy! Beautiful birdies — thank you for posting them here!
Happy you enjoyed Debbie & cheers my friend დ
You made me laugh. Thank you for that. Great photos of him.
Hugs to you Marlene & stay safe my friend დ
He is quite a handsome bird! Great photos!
Thank you Eugenia & he is quite striking all dressed up in black white დ
You’re welcome, Cindy!
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Lovely collection of photos and clever commentary about the situation Cindy.
Leslie xoxo
Thanks much Leslie & cheers დ
Thanks for the good laugh!
We definitely need something to laugh about these days!
Hahaha. Hilarious!!!
Grazie დ
“vainglorious ibis” … Love it! Great captures Cindy 💕
Love to you Val დ
A very interesting bird, nicely captured! Love the contrast of black and white.
They seem very unafraid of humans too… დ
Lovely shots of an elegant bird, Cindy!
I hope your Narcissus gets trounced in November!
Thank you Resa დ
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Well, it is definitely very important to see how the feather dress is arranged. 😉
Laughing, yes it is, as closely as possible! 😉