Hornbill.

The hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Both the common English and the scientific name of the family refer to the shape of the bill, "buceros" being "cow horn" in Greek

Hari Gorgo, Howard Kilgour, , Annalia S. and 100 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Amazing bird and so well captured Annemarie.

6 years ago.

֎ — Nicolas Mertens ^club

What a look!

6 years ago.

Diana Australis ^club

I have not seen an African hornbill! Lovely photo, Annemarie

6 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

OHHHHH beautiful photo
but not beautiful the head of this bird
like a bird of prehistory

6 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Schon sehr interessant, was die Natur für kreative Formen und Geschöpfe hervorbringt
Ich habe gelesen:
"Der lange Schnabel, der lange, hoch bewegliche Hals und die kräftigen, greiffähigen Füße erlauben Nashornvögeln ein großes Nahrungsspektrum zu nutzen. Unter- und Oberschnabel treffen nur an der Spitze genau aufeinander, so dass der Schnabel von den Nashornvogelarten wie eine Pinzette eingesetzt werden kann. Nashornvögel sind damit in der Lage, mit großer Geschicklichkeit nach Objekten zu greifen. Durch Kopfhochwerfen werfen sie dann die Nahrungsbestandteile in den Rachen, häufig nachdem sie sie zuvor mit den Schnabelscheiden zerdrückt haben. Der lange Schnabel und ihre Geschicklichkeit bei seinem Einsatz erlauben es ihnen auch, giftige Tiere wie beispielsweise Skorpione zu fressen."
Somit hat hier Alles seinen Sinn - im Gegensatz zu so mancher Kreation, die wir Menschen hervorbringen...

6 years ago.

Annemarie ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Oh ja, wie recht Du hast!
llg!

6 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Waouh, quel oeil perçant !****************

6 years ago.

Dominique 60 ^club

bien saisi cet oiseau au bec demesuré mais utile !!

6 years ago.

Cämmerer zu Nau

Ein Super- Tierportrait aus freier Natur. Ein einfach großartiger Schuss.

6 years ago.

Boro

SUPERBE *******

6 years ago.

Armando Taborda ^club

circumspect

6 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Excellent, well done.
Have a great day.....

6 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

Wonderful shot !!!************

6 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

...sitzend auf einem dürren Ast ...

6 years ago.

Luz •.¸¸ ㋡

uauuu.. fantástico!!

6 years ago.

RHH ^club

I've seen these only in zoos. How nice to see them in the wild.

6 years ago.

Adriana Grecu

fantastica!

6 years ago.

natur' ELLE ^club

un oiseau original great pic ! *************

6 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Beautifully detailed and sharp Annemarie................and you've nailed the focus on the eye! A cracker of a shot..!!

6 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

sono uccelli stupendi.... bellissimo il tuo scatto!

6 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Super Aufnahme, Annemarie !

6 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Wow !!!
Those eyes…
You are good and lucky and that is a rare mix to make your friends happy.

6 years ago.

RHH ^club

Thanks for the visit and kind comments. Much appreciated, Annemarie.

6 years ago.

RHH ^club

Have a wonderful day.

6 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Qu'il est beau !

6 years ago.

Jeff Farley

A fantastic capture Annemarie - I like very much.

6 years ago.

Josiane Dirickx ^club

Belle capture de ce bel oiseau !

6 years ago.

Danielle

Fantastique+++++++++++

6 years ago.

Esther ^club

Lovely capture of this bird.

6 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

superbe prise

6 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

beautiful bird portrait

6 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

EXCELLENT!************

6 years ago.

Nick Weall ^club

Excellent shot, great detail

6 years ago.

RHH ^club

Thanks for the visit and kind comments.

6 years ago.

RHH ^club

Have a nice day.

6 years ago.

Karp Panta

Bien visto !!!

6 years ago.

Jeanne chevillard ^club

De toute beauté

6 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Different from other birds ... and immensely proud to be so!

6 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Amazing bird portrait! Perfect clarity and detail!

6 years ago.

David Michael ^club

Good shot!!

6 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

What a wonderful capture my friend.

Regards, Herb

6 years ago.

John Cass

Wonderful capture, great detail.

6 years ago.

Luc Reiniche ^club

Il n'a pas l'air très sympathique ….

6 years ago.

* ઇଓ * ^club

An excellent portrait!, Annemarie!

6 years ago.

Mecklenburg-Foto (Re… ^club

Mit dem ist wohl nicht gut Kirschen essen! :-)))

6 years ago.

HappySnapper

Terrific Portrait Annemarie, but my goodness Nature is so unkind at times.

6 years ago.

Jeff Farley

An excellent shot Annemarie and many thanks for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.

6 years ago.

ColRam

Superbe !

5 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

ti ha offerto il suo miglior profilo ? ;-)
superbo ritratto !

5 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Was mag er denken? Toll!

5 years ago.

Susanne Hoy

The beak looks funny.

5 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

Ein sehr gutes Vogelporträt!

5 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Oh, he's wonderful. Nicely captured, Annemarie!

5 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

superb

5 years ago.

Graham Chance ^club

Superb portrait Annemarie.

5 years ago.

Clyde Sostand

Great shot

5 years ago.

klaus 040 ^club

Der Kopf ist ebenso knorrig wie der Ast, auf dem er sitzt.
Tolles Portrait, Annemarie!

5 years ago.

Lucette

Superbe prise !!

5 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Stunning capture of this Hornbill. Well done Annemarie Regards Tess.

5 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Back to say Congratulations on Explore Well deserved for this image Regards Tess

5 years ago.

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… ^club

Super image Annemarie !!

5 years ago.

Damir

pas commode ce profil !!!

5 years ago.

Julien Rappaport ^club

Il est superbe ! **********

5 years ago.

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