I certainly agree that White Ibis have learned to live alongside humans.
At the University of Queensland in the early 90s I witnessed one clever
strategy on the part of the Ibises. They would quietly approach people
sitting on the lawns at lunchtime eating their lunches. The suddenly
appearance of an Ibis a few feet away was enough to make many people retreat
at once, leaving sandwiches or other food items for the Ibis to consume.
Ibises, it should be remembered, are almost as tall as a person sitting
down, and close up do look very prehistoric and threatening.
Talking of prehistoric, whenever I read about Archaeopteryx, and try to
imgaine what it looked and behave like the mental image I form is always
that of a Red Wattlebird!
John Leonard
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