Chuck Ripper (American, B. 1929) "Hadada Ibis" Signed lower right. Original Gouache/Watercolor painting on Watercolor Board.

Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.

This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the United Nations VN Eur0,51 Hadada Ibis stamp issued April 3, 2003.

Growing up to 30 inches in length, the hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash or Hagedashia hagedash) sports an almost entirely olive-gray plumage which pales around the underparts. Its shoulders and wings are highlighted by a greenish metallic sheen while its head and neck are light gray. Its black bill is accented by a crimson coloring on the basal half of the upper mandible. Like other ibises, the hadada ibis has a lack of facial feathers and flies with its neck extended rather than tucked. This attractive bird lives in the wooded streams of savannas and the open forests of Africa, ranging from Senegal and The Gambia in the west and Ethiopia and southern Somalia in the east, to South Africa in the south. While most ibises are highly social creatures, congregating in nesting sites which often include thousands of birds, the hadada ibis is a distinct exception -- it nests in isolation, sometimes even residing on telephone poles rather than the trees or bushes favored by most other ibises. During mating, the male usually gathers the nesting materials, which it ritualistically offers to its mate. Both sexes incubate their three to six eggs and cooperatively nourish their young, which feed on regurgitated food by inserting their bills down their parents' gullets. The hadada ibis is a noisy bird with a familiar yelping cry. In fact, its call is one of Africa's best known bird sounds, consisting of a loud, resonating "har-har-har" or "ha-da-da," for which the bird is named.

Image Size: 14.5 x 12.5 in.
Overall Size: 17.75 x 15 in.
Unframed.
(B17067)

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