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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: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-10-20 3:32
Viewed: 960
Points: 26
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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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Hi Manyee...........
I really really love this pict....perfect in all aspects, beautiful PoV, great DoF, sharp and detail!! amazingly nice! only BG above the head is abit distracting, cropping it won't help as well...hmmmm, I'm thinking of using some tools in Photoshops such as cloning tool to refine that area would help...I think I will do a workshop for it later...hope you will like it! :)

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2006-10-20 4:35]

Hi there Manyee,

I think this is one of your best posts so far. Very sharp details (good feather detail) and very well exposed. I like the composition and the DOF a lot too. If I had to name a negative point (and it's a minor point) I would say it's the fact that the surroundings don't look very natural. You did try to mask that by the wide aperture though. Anyway, an excellent picture and the fierce look in the eye is great. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Hi Manyee,
Excellent sharpness and clarity. Informative note. This is very nice composition. Well done and seen.
JC

Congrats Manyee,
this is a fantastic bird shot! Brilliant sharpness, colours and lighting. Excellent POV, bg and contrast. I like this composition very much. Very well done, thanks for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

Hi Manyee
It's excellent bird shot with so much details and nice colours.TFS

bonjour manyee
magnifique,la netteté etl'eclat dans l'oeil rende ce chiché unique.
couleurs et details somptueux.
vraiment un beau portrait.
laurent

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-10-20 13:46]

Hello Manyee , This shot is very nice and so complete ,well taken shot ,good in pov sharpnes and very fine details his and his beauty eyes very good job i like a lot ,Good weekend Teunie .

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2006-10-20 22:45]

Hola Manyee.- Bella foto, exelentes detalles y nuy nitida. Se aprecian muy bien sus detalles.
Luis52.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-10-21 3:43]

Hello Manyee,
Wonderful portrait.POV,sharpness,details,catchlight in eyes,framing and composition are excellent.
TFS...:-)

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  • Valf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 66 W: 0 N: 120] (522)
  • [2006-10-21 19:31]

Hi Manyee,
Good portrait picture. Very sharp and good composition, this bird has an impressive beak.
Regards, Francois

Hi, Manyee.
Nice hornbill. Good composition, sharpness and exposure. I would try to clone out this red piece upper left corner. It tries to take attention from this beautiful bird.

Hello Manyee,
What a great model you had for this shot. The details, sharpness and colours are all fantastic.
Well composed, good framing and notes.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

Hi Manyee,

A very sharp and detailed picture of this African Yellow-Billed Hornbill, well done,TFS

Biswarup

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