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    This photo of a Ground Hornbill gather a lunch packet for the family, they are plastered & closed in a hole in a tree and dad has to provide, a very varied menu, a snake, 2 scorpions, a geko, and a frog, just for interest, taken by my grandson Vincent, Canon 400D 100 -400 mm lens. iso 400. regards

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    Very interesting shot and menu ,Loukie.
    Pity about the head angle.
    Tell your grandson to keep them coming !

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    Ditto on head angle but the variety of food in its mouth makes up for it a bit..keep them coming, colorful bird

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    What a terrific photo illustrating a bit of the hornbill diet! And they certainly have elegant eyelashes. However I believe the Ground Hornbills do not nest in trees or seal in their mates.

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    What an efficient predator this hornbill is. The head angle may not be perfect, but the shot surely tells an interesting story. Congratulations to your grandson.

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    Now thats what I call a varied diet, very interesting shot indeed.

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    I think that from a "scientific' perspective this image may gather a lot of interest but the (head) angle, background, exposure etc. don't do a lot for me from an aesthetic perspective. Yet this may make it into National Geographic or similar... And the eye lashes are just too cute.

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