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Dave Heard

Post subject: Ground Hornbill - or What?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:01 am

Joined: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:37 am
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Location: Johannesburg

I photographed the enclosed on the Mlondozi Dam road earlier this month.
Have consulted the books and believe it's unusual that the white feathers are so clearly visible and pronounced.
Thought I would share it with you for comment.

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Dave

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Imax

Post subject: Re: Ground Hornbill - or What?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:29 pm

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Joined: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:54 am
Posts: 974
Location: In Limbo

Quite so Dave.

I have never seen one like this!

Maybe send this to Trevor Hardacker at www.zestforbirds.co.za as he keeps a collection of unusual bird photos.

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vanalder

Post subject: Re: Ground Hornbill - or What?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:54 pm

Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:36 am
Posts: 52

This URL is sort of interesting in getting so much data re
this bird in a short space.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... 5%26sa%3DN

Also, the URL itself seems to be the longest one I've ever seen.

Looking forward to some additional posts.

Daan

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Crested Barbet

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:58 pm

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Joined: Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:34 pm
Posts: 567

Ground hornbill with tasty, self-made sandwich, in KNP:

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neilyb

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:06 pm

Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 am
Posts: 22
Location: Munich

Would love to see one in flight! We saw a fair few for such a rare bird, mostly on the H7 half way to Orpen, I think there were 6 in all. We saw another 4 later.

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Lizet Grobbelaar

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:50 am

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Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 3:23 pm
Posts: 669
Location: Pretoria

Their numbers are definitely picking up! We saw 4 birds on the S25 23Oct and another 2 on the S30 the next day.

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Barcud

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:49 pm

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Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:16 pm
Posts: 642

Hi All,

Some great pics on this thread.

Came across this family at Rooibosrant Dam. They had caught a Puff Adder which the younster swallowed in one!

Barcud

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Magic Guarri

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:17 am

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Location: somewhere in Bavaria

WOW! Really great pic Barcud! :clap:

I am always fascinated when birds are killing one of Africas most poisonous snakes!

The Southern Ground Hornbill is also one of my favourite birds of Africa! They are so beautiful especially the eyes!

See you in Kruger May 2010!
Karin

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Barcud

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:37 pm

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Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:16 pm
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Close-up

Barcud

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DuQues

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:26 pm

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Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:42 pm
Posts: 18634
Location: Red sand, why do I keep thinking of red sand?

Nice close-up!

Did you know that Ground Hornbills groom some animals as well?

"The warthogs approached the hornbills and then lay down on their sides to be cleaned," explains Mr Hendri Coetzee of North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Mr Coetzee says he repeatedly observed similar interactions between common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and southern ground hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) in the Mabula Game Reserve in South Africa's Limpopo Province.

The whole story

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JustJo

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:52 pm

Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:08 am
Posts: 22

Found a group on S65 last winter. Was scared at first when group approached my parked car ( very small) fairly rapidly. And then they waited!
Went back the next day with the same response. Occurred to me that these guys have been "car=food" conditioned. What a shame. They were great to look at though!

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CuriousCanadian

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:33 pm

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Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:12 pm
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Welcome to the forum Jo!!! :dance:

Nice pic!! :clap:

You must have more and some stories as well....

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Boorgatspook

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:53 pm

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Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:34 pm
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Location: Bloemfontein
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A warm welcome to the forums, JustJo!

Wonderful photo, they are one of my favorite birds

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Dotty

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:05 pm

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Posts: 20334
Location: another national park.. in England
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Welcome to the forums JustJo

good pic

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Lockie

Post subject: Re: Hornbill, Southern Ground

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:49 pm

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Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:10 pm
Posts: 1382
Location: New Brunswick, Canada

welcome JustJo...and your first pic is a beaut...well not really :lol:

Such an.....odd looking bird.

I will now be chastised by all the birders I'm sure :roll:

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