Thanks, Dan.
Their beauty is in their ugliness. I have seen them flying in a group
across rivers - an eye catching sight.
I think they will look a lot cleaner in the rainy season. The ones I
photographed about 2 years ago were abut 50m away in someone else's
yard. This time I was only about 10m away. We commonly get 4 other
Hornbill species here too. The much smaller yellow biiled, the red
billed, the grey & the very large Ground Hornbill. The Afrikaans name
for the Trumpeter is Boskraai (BushCrow).
On 31-Jul-19 03:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Excellent images!
Ugly beasts, aren't they?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 3:42 AM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
We were graced by the noisy arrival of a pair of Trumpeter Hornbills in
our garden this morning. Difficult to photograph because they are only
in the open when flying & are easily disturbed. These are riverine birds
rarely seen in town. I grabbed my camera & slowly snuck into position.
Managed a few shots before they flew off. Here are the two best. Scroll
R for the other.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/48420618897/
K5 5 & Sigma 170-500 DG TAV 1/2000sec f8 = about ISO 3200.
Here is a link to a sound clip:
https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjf95uY097jAhURu3EKHfybARcQwqsBMAF6BAgJEAc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D734vQgLBVqk&usg=AOvVaw31jQZVISPgVXv8cwCCuNsK
Alan C
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