Von der Decken's Hornbills

[Ken Watkins]

I was lucky enough to find this pair posing nicely in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania 4th July 2012

Some sticks removed.

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 hand-held

F4.5, ISO 400, 1/5000

[Arno Ellmer]

What a sighting,Ken.Great capture ,beautiful comp and bg.Pity about the small sticks on the bellies.

[Joe Senzatimore]

A great species , and to get two in the frame is a bonus. You had a great opportunity , and took full advantage. Nice going. Might just lighten up the eyes a bit.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image of pair of Hornbill.Love the poses,great details in whites and lights.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Amazing to see this pair and get a photo of them looking in your direction! Well done!

[gary ellwein]

Getting multiple subjects well composed and in focus is an accomplishment. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose details and sweet light!

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot. The poses are great, love the soft warm light, and wonderful background.
Well done.

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks everybody for your encouraging comments, I had already removed quite a few sticks from the BG,clean perches for Hornbills are unfortunately a rarity

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ken, another species from you that I havent seen before. Good poses from both, and interesting colour on the different bills of both sexes. Just love that BG, and wish the perches werent that busy, but thats the African bush for you.

[Ken Watkins]

Just love that BG, and wish the perches werent that busy, but thats the African bush for you.

Stuart,

I could not disagree with that statement

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pair you captured here, and I find the perch works well. None of the branches are really detracting from either bird and the tails are both visible. I would be happy with this one, esp if they are difficult to find.