PHARAO'S CHICKEN by rocserum
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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)
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive portrait my friend....:!!!
farmerC
Hij is vlijmscherp. Schitterend werk.
DCLEW2
Impressive profile... Great shot.
G_Mansco
Wonderful macro, love it's feathers ;O)
Janiss
Impressiv... a gorgeous macro my friend!
amota99517
This is a very impressive bird. Fantastic shot!!!
Issemissen
AMAZING shot! Beautiful, wondrous bird! Yes, we must care for this planet of ours.
durleybeachbum
Straight into my favourites!!
MedTran39
Fantastic capture!
wingnut55
a good but splendidly ugly portrait.
RobyHermida
Very nice shot! Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROBY ;O)
chesscanoe
Wisdom personified as well! (making this comment lets me check it's spelled correctly too with IE7Pro) :-)
timtripp
wondrous image
afugatt
Outstanding portrait!
toddaking
Super sharp and crisp detail, excellent capture. Thanks for the info also. Todd
carrotsoup
Very impressive shot.
three_grrr
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!