Malabar-pied Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2013157 views11 comments

There was some amazing courtship rituals going on between these two, and others in the flock.

Nikon D300 300mm 2.8 + 1.7TC
1/640th f/4.8
ISO400 handheld
Lghtroom and cs6 for curves

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11 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on February 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Wow what a cool looking species , a-mazing👏🙊👍

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 14, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Unreal looking birds...interesting perch. Which bird is which sex? Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Paul King on February 14, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Hi folks the Male is upper left. horn gives it away a bit.

Registered on April 11, 2005, 22 Posts, 26 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 14, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Cool birds, Paul and nicely captured. I like the iridescence of the feathers. Nice poses between these two.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 14, 2013 at 8:32 PM

Great looking pair of birds, nicely captured with a good exposure Paul. The oof branch in the foreground is unfortunate but not an image killer and nothing you could have done about it.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 14, 2013 at 10:34 PM

Very interesting pair and amazing how some birds evolve. I can see the difference between the two from your comment. What a wonderful find, nice job in getting this unique pair.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 15, 2013 at 1:05 AM

Great birds paul

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 15, 2013 at 2:18 AM

Paul,, Beautiful piece of work. Getting these two is difficult, especially from the fact that their perches are quire high up in the trees, and most often one ends up with the sky in the background. Where did you make these images. Nice piece of work.

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Paul King on February 15, 2013 at 10:24 AM

This and otherr photos were taken in Sri Lanka

Registered on April 11, 2005, 22 Posts, 26 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 16, 2013 at 2:27 PM

Good work, Paul. Amazing to have got the dof you did at only 4.8 I've never seen these birds before. Interesting capture.

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Comment posted by May Haga on February 17, 2013 at 10:47 AM

Amazing looking birds. Nice to capture the pair. Well done.
May

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