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    I'm not sure what happened to the tip of this bird's bill, but it hasn't seemed to affect him too much (other than in the looks department). Name:  20120206-_V5C8239-Keel-billed Toucan v2-crop.jpg
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    The bird and his magnificent colors really pop off that green bg and the mood created by the rain is wonderful. Glad to see he's managing.

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    Great documentation of this, Doug! I wonder if this was caused by injury, disease or heredity? Hope someone has a clue here.

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    Here's a 100% crop of the bird's head (unprocessed RAW file) for you CSI types.

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    Looks like a healed wound to me?

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    Still a great shot Doug.

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    Poor toucan; I believe they do engage in bill fencing so maybe thats how it got busted. May also have hit a window

    Good photo irrespective

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    ouch that must hurt! great image
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    Very interesting image. The colors are great and I like your choice of crop to go with the horizontal perch. I also like the raindrops on his back. It must be very hard to get the right exposure on these guys so kudos to you for a great exposure,
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    Thanks for the comments folks!
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