AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
Ethiopia 2013
We often saw these fish eagles. They’d be perched in the top of a tree. We were never close. I had to use my maximum zoom. I needed a tripod or my monopod which was packed in my suitcase.
The Egyptian Geese were living on Lake Chamo. They were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians and these wild flocks are supposed to have grown from escaped domestic stock.
Love the birds. Your (to me) somewhat ambiguous statement re the Egyptians considering them sacred left me wondering if it was the eagle or the goose. I kinda thought it might be the Ibis. J.
Hi, Jerry.
I thought you’d like the bird pics! The ancient Egyptians held many animals to be sacred. Certain animals represented gods such as the cat,the jackal and as you say, the ibis. As for the goose, it is pretty and it tastes good.
Rosemary