Air Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted December 10, 2013110 views5 comments

Ground Hornbill, do not often fly and if they do they are usually a long way away, This one was quite near but had possibly the worst background possible, nevertheless here it is, Taken in Kwando concession, Northern Botswana
EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4
F5.6
ISO 640
1/2000

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5 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 10, 2013 at 10:37 AM

Wow....what an amazing capture ! Congrats ! hans

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM

Awesome and unique shot, Ken. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 10, 2013 at 11:49 AM

Very interesting image. Congrats on nailing this flight shot.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 11, 2013 at 12:19 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on December 13, 2013 at 6:08 PM

Unique BIF pose, nice detail.

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