What a lovely hornbill in Borneo. They have the biggest beaks of all the birds.
A very large bird found on open and lightly wooded grasslands and savannah, spending most of the day on the ground in search of food which consists of snakes, amphibians, rodents and a variety of insects. The plumage is almost entirely black, the exception being the white primary wiing feathers.
A very large bird found on open and lightly wooded grasslands and savannah, spending most of the day on the ground in search of food which consists of snakes, amphibians, rodents and a variety of insects. The plumage is almost entirely black, the exception being the white primary wiing feathers.
A very large bird found on open and lightly wooded grasslands and savannah, spending most of the day on the ground in search of food which consists of snakes, amphibians, rodents and a variety of insects. The plumage is almost entirely black, the exception being the white primary wiing feathers.
Pangkor Island Malaysia
A Hornbill in the Kruger Nasional Park didn’t know which side will be best so he swinged his head left and right – just enough for me to take this picture.
water colour and ink study
ENDANGERED SPECIES
This photo was taken on a tour in Kruger-Park South Africa(Tsokwane Restcamp).This bird would just not sit still and I was following him for about 20 Minutes for this close-up.
Kruger National Park, South Africa
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This photo of a male black hornbill was taken at Labuk Bay monkey park, Borneo. Taken on a Nikon D60 with a Nikkor 55-200mm lens.
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The earliest credible fossil record for Ground Hornbills is from 15 million years ago…
The Abyssinian Ground-hornbill or Northern Ground-hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus, / is one of two species of ground-hornbill. The other is the Southern Ground-hornbill. / The Abyssinian Ground-hornbill is an African bird, found north of the equator. Groups / of ground-hornbills have territories of 2-100 square miles. They are diurnal / In captivity, they can live 35-40 years. Diet in the wild consists of a wide variety of / small vertebrates and invertebrates, including tortoises, lizards, spiders, beetles, and / caterpillars; also takes carrion, some fruits, seeds, and groundnuts.
Yellow billed hornbills painted on watercolour on paper. / A collection of photos from the Kruger Park.
Silvery-cheeked hornbills are found in variable numbers in East Africa, particularly in the southern lowland forests near the coast on Kenya. This pair, a female (left) and youngster were part of a number of family groups living at the coast in Mtwapa, just north of Mombasa / Their habit is to spend the late afternoon in the trees around the house of sculptor Roger Jessop, whose house is in the most idyllic location on a rise above the beach overlooking the Indian Ocean. Roger works in sheet metal, producing the most amazing sculptures of a huge variety of animals and birds, many life-size. His particular favourite is the silvery-cheeked hornbill and he asked me to take a set of photographs of the families that conveniently live nearby so he could gain more insight into their detailed structure. / In this shot, mum has regurgitated a berry or nut picked up earlier and is passing it over to junior. / According to Stevenson & Fanshawe’s superb book ‘Birds of East Africa’, ‘the Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) reaches 74cm/29”, has white underparts confined to the lower belly and vent. Face and coverts are tipped silvery in adults but this feature is often hard to see at a distance (it’s visible in the photo). The adult male has a massive bill and pale cream casque which may extend beyond the bill tip and a blue-grey eye-ring, while the female has a duller low casque confined to the back half of the bill and a pinkish eye-ring. Family parties are widepsread and locally common in highland forests, woodlands and mature gardens from sea-level to 2600m. Voice is strident and loud goat-like braying and a longer rising and falling aah-aaaah-aaaah-aaah-aah ah.’ If you would like to see some of Roger’s work, click on this link Roger Jessop Canon 1DMkII with Canon 300mm f2.8L lens and Canon x2 extender; ISO400 f5.6 1/5000
Sri Lankan Hornbill
This amazing bird has a call that matches its name well. We went looking for it at the old Victoria Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe and finally managed to get into a spot to get a photo.
The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a common resident in South Africa. They are commonly seen in scrub and dry woodland areas. The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a medium sized bird, with length between 48 to 60 cm, characterized by a long yellow beak with a casque (only in males). The skin around the eyes and in the malar stripe is vivid red-coloured. White belly, grey neck, and black back with abundant white spots and stripes. Photo taken in Madikwe Game Reserve, Northwest Province with my Canon 300D.
camouflaged Hornbill in the Waterberg Plateau, Namibia
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