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Tockus flavirostris
This fellow was really funny. When I had taken several pictures of other birds he flew very close to mee (about 1,5 m) and moved towards me. It looked like as he was jealous as I was not taking pictures of him. When I finally took some pics of him he looked happy and moved around. Never had something like this before. szize about 55 cm
aqua terra zoo Vienna; in the wilde: Eastern Africa; Lives at tree and thornbush savanna or forest of acacia and mopane
It resembles the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes. (Wikipedia) Former was called Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill.
Spotted on Jan 4, 2012
Submitted on Jan 8, 2012
5 Comments
Thanks GzZtar
Nice picture... I loved Hornbill and the ants too!
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Thanks for the comments Ismael and Karen.
Lovely!
Gorgeous!