Southern Ground Hornbill - Bird of the Year in 2020
Re: Southern Ground Hornbill - Bird of the Year in 2020
Impressive bird ! They can be quite handsome with their long eyelash and light eye.
But they can be very voracious (here with grasshopers and a toad in its bill)
But they can be very voracious (here with grasshopers and a toad in its bill)
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Plus grass et al. 
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Superbe, Dingwe!
What versatile bills!
What versatile bills!
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Thanks all !
Here are some more pictures, including an immature, with a yellow-orange pouch, which turns red when adult.
Here are some more pictures, including an immature, with a yellow-orange pouch, which turns red when adult.
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They are so ugly they move on to pretty!
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
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Many years ago they were plenty, then you won't see them every trip. These days they are seen more often
Next trip to the bush??
Let me think......................
Let me think......................
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February 1st, 2020
Entering at Phabeni gate towards the S1, we saw this Southern Ground-hornbill catch a snake.
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December 2017
Saw this ground hornbill, near Renosterkoppies in the Kruger National Park.
It was quite an extraordinary sighting as he had caught both a chameleon and mouse.
Tinged by Lene Hurter
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