Trumpeter Hornbill tossing nut at opening to nest cavity

Posted by dianarebman on Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:56 pm

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Chobe River, Botswana
Nikon D810
Nikon 80-400 lens
f5.6
1/2500 sec
ISO 2500
EC +1

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by Ron Day on Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:46 pm

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Terrific timing to capture the nut toss perfectly, Diana. Well done!

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by Gary Gulash on Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:44 pm

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Wow, what a cool bird and nest (?) The nut toss is the finishing touch. Beautiful.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:00 am

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Caught the perfect moment. Excellent! Love the nest perch and nut toss.

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by AForns on Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:05 am

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Fine looking bird, love the setting and pose !!! Sweet !!! ... btw love the attention to detail from precise framing, tech settings and precise moment capture !!!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:14 pm

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Excellent behaviour capture!

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