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Mr Von Der Decken!

            Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni) is a hornbill found in East Africa, especially to the east of the East African Rift. It is found mainly in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats.
Males have large, red bills while females have black bills. 
Hornbills are known for their unique breeding habits. Males find a tree cavity and entice females by bringing her mudding material and food gifts. Females do the mudding using dirt and feces, which turns rock-hard when dried. Females then enter the cavity before mudding up the entrance until just a slim slit is left open. For over two months, males feed the trapped female and the chicks when they hatch, through the small vertical slit. Females break out about two weeks before the young in order to help feed them. When the young emerge, they are fully flighted, though their parents will continue to offer them food for another week.

The handsome male Von der Decken's Hornbill was sighted on a photography safari during a late evening game drive in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
   

Taken in: Kenya / Kajiado / Ol Tukai (show map)

Taken on: October 20, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 480mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	480mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Macintosh)
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