Yellow-billed Hornbill

[Chris Kotze]

The Yellow-billed Hornbill is a common resident in Sout Africa They are commonly seen in scrub and dry woodland areas.
Canon EOS 7D
SS 1/160
ISO 400
Lens 300 2.8 x 2 MK 11
F 6.3

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chris, loved the light and the HA. Exposure looks very good too. I am liking the tightness. What a mean looking bird.

The eye and the feathers around looks sharper than the rest of the bird. Were you too close for f/6.3?

[Doug Brown]

I like the over-the-shoulder pose and that great hornbill. There seems to be a bit of motion blur. I would have bumped the ISO a stop and used 2/3 for more SS and 1/3 for more DOF.

[Morkel Erasmus]

love these birds Chris - so iconic to Southern Africa
Doug has a point :)