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Re: Hornbill - Bird of the Month: November 2012

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Amazing pics. \O

But such a cute bunny! :-(


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:yes: :-( We have a weakness for all the small furry cute "things" ;-)


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^Q^


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3 Ground hornbills in a tree calling. What a very interesting sound.
H1-2, 2km W of the H12
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High up in a tree......that's why they are called Ground-hornbills lol lol


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Those are the rare Tree Hornbills! lol


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Ground Hornbills in Eastern Cape

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Gump saw this near Elliot last week.

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Unusual, he has seen them in another area over the years near there too, I forget the name now... :-?

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The Souther Ground-Hornbill has quite a vast range belt going all the way down the coast almost to the tip \O


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Interesting sighting of a Ground Hornbill eating an owl yesterday afternoon just outside Shingwedzi
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