Northern bald ibis
grrlscientist | February 1, 2008tags: birds, Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita, ornithology, Image of the Day
One of the tagged Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita,
helping to elucidate the migration routes of this species.
Image: Cagan Sekercioglu.
grrlscientist | January 14, 2008tags: Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita, birds, Image of the Day
Northern bald ibises, Geronticus eremita,
the Middle East's rarest bird, were seen last month in the Jordan Valley
for the first time in 13 years, and in Djibouti, east Africa, for the first
time ever. Scientists are hopeful that numbers are not as low as
originally feared.
Image: MAAR [larger view].