Where's the Bug?

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 201582 views3 comments

This Southern Ground Hornbill must have been throwing someting up to his beak, perhaps it had allready landed in his mouth?
Taken in the Lebala section of Kwando concession Northern Botswana
EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 at 280 mm
F 5,1
ISO 400
1/800

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 7, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Ken,
Your location makes it possible for me to see species for the first time. This fellow is interesting and colorful. Did you work with the red head/wattle or is this the real unadulterated color. It seems over saturated a little, but if that is not adjusted, my apologies to the bird. Who am I to complain about how God made him?

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 7, 2015 at 4:03 PM

Very interesting pose Ken. I wonder if you tried this with a portrait crop...just curious. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 8, 2015 at 4:51 AM

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
Patrick,
The colours of this bird are very rich, and for a change we had some strong sun.
Steve,
I did try a portrait but preferred more space.

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