Yellowbilled Hornbill

BigAl

These guys posed nicely for me in a patch of really nice light




Then, another pair started calling from nearby, and these went ballistic







...and then sanity returned...

Ric Grupe

There you go! Makin' up birds again.

Terrific, Al.

BTW, what kind of tree is that?

jwear

you know I had to go look this one up very nice look at the bird I see they eat termites can you send me one please so can you now go out and get a shot of a Bateleur eagle this one is also new to me

saurora

Cool shots.....they look very 'pre-historic'!

Maestro

What a series. Very nice action of an unusual bird. I have a picture of Jackson's Hornbill from the local zoo, but how lucky you are to have access to such wildlife in SA.

Shasoc

Thanks for posting pictures of rarely seen birds, Al. The are really great. You captured some great poses. The color and detail are really good as well.

BigAl

Ric Grupe wrote:

There you go! Makin' up birds again.

Terrific, Al.

BTW, what kind of tree is that?

Thanks Ric. Dunno offhand what the tree is, but it would be some kind of acacia.

BigAl

jwear wrote:

you know I had to go look this one up very nice look at the bird I see they eat termites can you send me one please so can you now go out and get a shot of a Bateleur eagle this one is also new to me

Thanks Jeff! [glad you're doing your homework ] The Bateleur is on my hit list - you can be assured when I get a decent one, I'll put it up.

Harryb

Love those captures Al.

BigAl

saurora wrote:

Cool shots.....they look very 'pre-historic'!

Thanks Susan! They do look a bit prehistoric, but they are very agile in using those wierd bills!

raptorcaptor

Love the firsh shot Big Al! Has nice symmetry to it!

dbaker1221

cool shots of another bird that I have not seen before!!

BigAl

Maestro wrote:

What a series. Very nice action of an unusual bird. I have a picture of Jackson's Hornbill from the local zoo, but how lucky you are to have access to such wildlife in SA.

Thanks Stephen - I wish I had more time to make use of the opportunities :cry

BigAl

Shasoc wrote:

Thanks for posting pictures of rarely seen birds, Al. The are really great. You captured some great poses. The color and detail are really good as well.

Thanks for your kind words, Socrate!

kdog

Wow, those little guys are crazy!! clap

They remind me a lot of toucans.

Great set, Al.
-joel

BigAl

Harryb wrote:

Love those captures Al.

Thanks Mr B!

BigAl

raptorcaptor wrote:

Love the firsh shot Big Al! Has nice symmetry to it!

Thanksh Glenn It was nice that they didn't fly off - this was taken at 116mm *and* they gave me time to flip the camera, not to mention the displays.