Tuesday, February 26, 2013

BUFF-NECKED IBIS... CURICACA...



That is the water tank situated in my backyard. Was from the top of it that my husband took the picture of the previous post. Esta é a caixa d'água situada no meu quintal. Foi lá do topo que meu marido tirou a foto do post anterior.  



In a beautiful morning, eight years ago, I and my husband woke up by a strange sound from my backyard. Amazed, we saw that there were four beautiful and big birds on the top of the water tank. So I made a post about this amazing birds in November 15, 2005. An expert on birds explained to me on comment that these birds were the Buff-necked Ibis  (Theristicus caudatus), also known as the White-throated Ibis a fairly large ibis found widely in open habitats in Brazil and South America. They also known as "alarm clock" in the region of Pantanal, in Brazil.
Numa bela manhã, oito anos atrás, eu e meu marido fomos acordados por um estranho som vindo do quintal. Admirados, vimos quatro grandes e belos pássaros no topo da caixa d'água. Assim, fiz em 15 de novembro de 2005 um post sobre estes pássaros. Um especialista em pássaros me explicou em seu comentário que estes pássaros chamam-se curicaca, (Theristicus caudatus). Seu nome popular é  semelhante ao som do seu canto, composto de gritos fortes. Ele é também conhecido na região do Pantanal como "despertador". A curicaca encontra-se em diversas regiões do Brasil e também nos países da América do Sul .

 

Photos taken by Carlos A. Mascaro

CURICACA IN MY BACKYARD (Theristicus caudatus) from Sonia A. Mascaro on Vimeo.
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18 comments:

  1. Ms MTuesday, February 26, 2013 1:56:00 AM

    Amazing photos of these amazing birds!

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  2. ThérèseTuesday, February 26, 2013 7:32:00 AM

    Pretty neat birds and their name "alarm clock" brings a smile!

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  3. lisTuesday, February 26, 2013 9:17:00 AM

    Oi Sonia
    linda visão e lógico queremos logo congelar a imagem num clickzinho rs
    Devido a distância as fotos ficaram meio turvas o que nao prejudicou ver a beleza do pássaro ,
    grande abraço e bons dias Sonia

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  4. ShammickiteTuesday, February 26, 2013 9:37:00 AM

    How wonderful for you to have these interesting birds in your garden. Did they build a nest on top of the water tower?

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  5. sonia a. mascaroTuesday, February 26, 2013 9:48:00 AM

    Hi Shammickite,
    They fly away... I think they avoid human disturbance.

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  6. AnonymousTuesday, February 26, 2013 1:22:00 PM

    What characters -- I love them! And their language. (Your husband is a brave man. You couldn't pay me to climb that water tower.)

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  7. OldLady Of The HillsTuesday, February 26, 2013 4:01:00 PM

    These Birds are little Works Of Art...from the curve of their beaks to the roundness of their bodies...They Are Beautiful...!
    Thanks for showing us these lovely creatures, dear Sonia. Tell Carlos, WONDERFUL Pictures!

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  8. Rose ~ from OzTuesday, February 26, 2013 6:45:00 PM

    Oh Sonia, my imagination did not consider that the water tank was like that! Such an adventurer is your Carlos!
    Your ibis are quite different to ours here, they are an interesting bird and over here they visit backyards regularly and are quite tame as they go about their business.
    Your ibis like it up there, out of harms way and they have a "birds-eye view" of everything!
    x

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  9. TerryTuesday, February 26, 2013 7:33:00 PM

    That water tank is so tall! Carlos is brave to climb that. No way could I do that.
    I love birds, and your ibis are so different than what we see. Neat birds.

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  10. AnonymousTuesday, February 26, 2013 9:08:00 PM

    Sonia, a bit off topic but it goes with the photos. I heard a Scarlatti piece on my way home from the stables. And since Scarlatti will forever on now remind me of your mom, I thought you might recognize it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9T9eETuwVE

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  11. AlTuesday, February 26, 2013 9:58:00 PM

    That's an impressive water tower and amazing birds. I'm not sure I'd want to climb something that tall!

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  12. sonia a. mascaroWednesday, February 27, 2013 11:53:00 AM

    Karin, thank you so much for this beautiful music! When I hear that Scarlatti's piece I remember my mom too. She used to play Scarlatti so beautifuly. Vladimir Horowitz is one on my preferred pianist.

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  13. georgia little peaThursday, February 28, 2013 9:20:00 AM

    That was such a sharp call. I thought it would sound more like "curicaca"! The water tank is even more frightening in pictures. How on earth did Carlos get up there? I thought it was a small tank on your roof top. Very naughty ;) x

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  14. Photo CacheThursday, February 28, 2013 3:44:00 PM

    Those are beautiful birds. What is the tree/flower in your header image? It's incredible. I've seen one in Costa Rica and I love it.

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  15. sonia a. mascaroThursday, February 28, 2013 4:22:00 PM

    Hi Photo Cache,
    The flower in my header is Calliandra brevipes (Pink Powderpuff),an attractive shrub with finely divided leaves and clusters of red powder-puff flowers. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Portuguese common names include Esponja and Esponjinha.

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  16. Gerald (SK14)Friday, March 01, 2013 3:47:00 PM

    Great looking birds - what a joy to see.

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  17. http://saia-justa-georgia.blogspot.com/Monday, March 04, 2013 6:09:00 AM

    Sonia, juro que eu pensei ser cegonhas.

    O bom é que rendeu a vcs belas imagens e um video cheio de vida;)

    Bjos

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  18. SofiaTuesday, March 05, 2013 12:33:00 PM

    Que fofos!! Faz tempo que eles não aparecem né? E são grades...ótimas fotos!
    Beijos :)

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