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Ground Hornbill
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Ground Hornbill

by Charles Bell

Gallery: AvianPosted June 22, 2018269 views1 comments
I photographed this very large bird last month in the Khwai Private Reserve in Botswana.  It is considered at least "vulnerable" and in some places "endangered" due to habitat loss and its extremely slow rate of reproduction.  I was delighted to be close enough to capture this image.  Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM, manual exposure f/8 at 1/2000th, ISO 1250.

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Comment posted by Skip Layman on June 22, 2018 at 1:02 PM
While it would have been desirable to get less OOF grass in front of the bird, you did get a nice sharp shot of the head and neck. It's always an accomplishment to get a shot of a rare bird.
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