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Strutting her stuff
It can be hard to tell male from female Southern Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) unless you can see the violet blue patch on the throats of femaies, just visible in this shot of a female walking though the tall dried grasses in the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, a breeding facility for this threatened species. The bird's classification as endangered is tied to its slow reproductive rates and other factors such as habitat loss and accidental poisoning.
From Mabula 2
Terry Allen
on November 4, 2019Many thanks for the nice comments, John, Frank, Janet, Gene, God's Child, Bill, Byron, Wayne, Rick, Judith, Elizabeth, Greg&Rose, Linda, Judy, JohnC, Kevin and Bruno!
Bruno Suignard
on November 3, 2019great shot!!
KDP450
on September 23, 2019Super light and detail. Great portrait.
johnchapmanphotographer
on September 23, 2019Hi Terry, SUPERB !!!
fotoeffects
on September 23, 2019Fabulous capture of this magnificent bird!
Lgood
on September 22, 2019She sure is strutting her stuff. Nice capture.
Greg&Rose Photography
on September 22, 2019Such a proud bird well captured in this shot
arctangent
on September 22, 2019Hope she and others of her species can beat the formidable odds. Great shot of it 'strutting'.
I posted very late (again) today. Here’s my featured photo: https://arctangent.smugmug.com/Places-By-Type/Arboretums-and-Botanical/Dow-Gardens-Midland-Michigan/i-Zt3wZqP/A
9/22/19
Judith Sparhawk
on September 22, 2019When I read yesterday about the long time for maturity and even longer for breeding, I thought of how had it must be to maintain the population (one of the problems with the California Condors)--so it doesn't surprise me that's an issue with the hornbills. Glad they are attending to these problems. These birds are just too great to lose!
Rick Willis
on September 22, 2019Definitely Walking the Walk 👌...