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African Yellow-Billed Hornbill


African Yellow-Billed Hornbill
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-16 3:12
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African Yellow-Billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris

While the African Yellow-Billed Hornbill is a fairly large bird (average 56 cm), it is one of the smallest in the hornbill family. The Hornbill gets its name from its beak - which is unusually large, generally curved, and often has ridges. The tail of the Hornbill is long and is made up of 10 feathers.

The Hornbill's flight is rather clumsy because of the bird's rounded wings. Hornbills have the ability to skillfully seize swarming termites in flight and pursue grasshoppers on the ground with clumsy leaps.

Hornbills are omnivorous. They feed on insects and plant matter.

Hornbill breeding behavior is quite unique. With the female inside, the male walls-up the entry to their nest. A small hole is left through which the male feeds his family, and the female and the young defecate. The wall of the nest hold is good protection against predators. Female Hornbills lay up to 5 eggs which hatch after a month of incubation.

This picture was taken at the Happy Hollow Zoo in San Jose.

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Very nice portrait shot Manyee, great sharpness, colours/lighting and POV, great note too. This is a great composition. Thanks for sharing.
Gr.
Heinz

What a character, and what a great portrait.
Interesting note too. They sound like strange birds.
Theres a bit of a blueish cast at the bottom that you can probably fix no trouble.
Great photo though.

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  • DOBIS Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 16 N: 170] (632)
  • [2006-05-16 3:32]

Hello Manyee,
Nice colours, contrast to the BG. Impressive shot!
Regards,
T and M

Great portrait of this common bird.
Good sharpness and colors, nice details.
Andrea

Hey Manyee
Bizarre looking bird, it kind of looks like a cross between a tocan and a kokaburra. Nicely captured, regards
Matt.

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 653] (3307)
  • [2006-05-16 5:25]

Hi Manyee,
Great portrait, sharp and colourfull, great composition.
Thanks
Vivian

Hi Manyee

A lovely clear shot. Nice POV. Very good depth of colour. Light is excellent. Nice work. :-)

Hi ManYee,
Nice shot of this hornbill, with very good detail and sharpness..
Excellent POV, color, and framing.
Well done and thank you mf!

Hi Manyee,
An excellent portrait on this Yellow-Billed Hornbill. Well composed and framed. The colors are beautiful. Detail is very sharp. Your control on the DOF was perfect here. Nice work.
Scott

Hi Manyee, another great portrait you have created, Perfct colors, BG, POV, DOF, perfct work, TFS Kyle

Hi Manyee!

Nice portrait. Sharp focus and perfect exposure. I like the compositon and the shallow DOF. Its yellow and red beak really stand out in an almost monochrome image.

Great shot and TFS.

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5451 W: 594 N: 3649] (10029)
  • [2006-05-16 14:07]

Hi ManYee
This is one heck of a cute bird and very well captured. These hornbills can become so tame and cause great excitement when they frequent the cafeterias in the game parks where children feed them by hand.
Your composition, cropping and framing is excellent. The vivid colours, the crisp details and the OOF BG give the shot amazing appeal. The lighting was also very well handled.
Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-05-16 14:14]

fantastic Hornbill,
well taken composition, great are the details a fantastic job you did here Manyee,
gr. jaap

Great capture. Details, colours, DOF and framing, all superb. Especially the texture of the bills are wonderful. impressive looking bird.
Yukiko

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-05-17 17:51]

Hi Manyee,
Excellent portrait! Amazing details and colours, nicely framed.
Well done and thanks for sharing!

Nice portrait shot of this really cool hornbill the colors and details are fantastic. :)

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-06-06 5:24]

Hi Manyee, excellent portrait of this Hornbill. Good POV with excellent details and colours. TFS.
Dean.

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