_-_TIMEA.jpg "Original source: Ebers, Georg. \"Egypt: Descriptive, Historical, and Picturesque.\" Volume 1. Cassell & Company, Limited: New York, 1878. p 187.")
There’s an Egyptian deity associated with creation and rebirth, Bennu. Bennu was often portrayed in the guise of a heron, or possibly a wagtail, and played an important role in the ancient Egyptian creation myth as well as being a focal point for sun worship at Heliopolis.