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15 April 2018

Sunday Stamps - 'I'

1981 Ciskei
artwork: Dick Findlay

David Findlay (b 1928) is a prolific ornithological artist and has produced over 30 stamps of birds of Ciskei from 1981-1991. This ibis lives in Sub Saharan Africa and has an extremely loud, and boisterous call - the name Ingangane is onomatopoeic in Zulu, resembling its cry. In English it is known as hadeda ibis.

for the letter I - ibis, ingangane


5 comments:

Bob Scotney said...

Lovely stamp and a great bird.

FinnBadger said...

I've always thought ibis are fascinating birds. Great find for today.

Mail Adventures said...

Ingangane seems an incantation word!

Joy said...

Nice to have an Ibis in your collection. I like the raised foot.

agi said...

pretty stamp, i have to admit i had to look up 'ciskei'