Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Northern Red-billed Hornbill and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus abyssinicus
Mega Area, Ethiopia
18 January 2014

    Ethiopia was certainly rich in its diversity of hornbills, some of which were actually common in certain locations. Northern Red-billed Hornbills were seen quite frequently, although they proved not to be the easiest species to photograph.


    Abyssinian Ground Hornbill was seen far less frequently. A spectacular species by any standards, it is a huge bird and struts across the grassland with confidence, feeding on a variety of prey, including tortoises, lizards, amphibians, mammals, birds, spiders and insects.




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David M. Gascoigne,
David M. Gascoigne,

I'm a life long birder. My interests are birds, nature, reading, books, outdoors, travel, food and wine.

14 comments:

  1. Karen18 March 2014 at 13:58

    Really cool birds! I'd love to go bird watching in Africa!

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  2. Dział Przyrody MŚO18 March 2014 at 14:46

    Fabulous birds! We envy you these close encounters with these incredible species!
    All the best David!

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  3. Kathie Brown18 March 2014 at 14:51

    That is one impressive bird! I cannot even imagine seeing one in the wild! What a wonderful opportunity!

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  4. Ana Mínguez Corella18 March 2014 at 15:13

    Wonderful bird.. Love it.. Congrats..

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  5. Richard Pegler18 March 2014 at 15:16

    Thank you for showing us these wonderful birds with your superb images, David. As with those that have already commented, I'd love to see these in the wild, but I guess a zoo is the only place I'll see hornbills. Best wishes. Richard

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  6. karmnik5418 March 2014 at 15:19

    Świetne fotki:)

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  7. Unknown18 March 2014 at 23:24

    I get jealous of the bird sightings you get there but always happy for you. These are wonderful shots.

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  8. Sonja18 March 2014 at 23:46

    They really are incredible birds. We might be going to Ethiopa later in the year, so I'll be hoping to see the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill especially if we do.

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  9. Irma19 March 2014 at 04:17

    Beautiful birds.
    Very well photographed.

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  10. Phil Slade19 March 2014 at 08:59

    The Abyssinian Ground Hornbill looks truly reptilian. I can imagine its long lost ancestors to have stalked the same ground many millions of years ago.

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  11. Lindsjö taxar19 March 2014 at 12:16

    Great you show us birds we normally dont see.......lovley.

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  12. Tinie19 March 2014 at 13:56

    Splendour pictures of these beautiful birds.
    Greetings Tinie

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  13. Erika19 March 2014 at 15:37

    Well done!

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  14. Helma23 March 2014 at 12:44

    What have you seen so many unusual birds David, really great. I think you were also very happy rmt seeing so many different ones pretty birds.

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