Oriental Pied Horn-bill of Haridwar

Dear Friends,

It was a morning safari in Jhilmil Jheel track of Rajaji National Park during Diwali holidays. While we were busy capturing Chitals , a pair of Pied Horn Bill perched itself on a tree nearby. This tree, as you can see, was full of berries. Some ripe , while others semi-ripe or fully ripe.

The couple gave us a nice view while enjoying these berries. Female was in open whilst male was hidden in the tree. Got some shots & sharing one of it.

EXIF : Canon 550D, Tamron 100-400mm, FL : 400mm, f/11, Tv : 1/500, ISO 1000, 50% Crop, PP in LR 5.7

Hope you like & enjoy it.

Regards/ Anil Kumar Verma

Pied hornbills are one of the most common species of hornbills found in the south asian region. I have seen them in quite a few countries in this part of the world where I live. The habitat along with its culinary interests are well documented in this picture, Vermaji. How many of the hornbills did you sight?? I remember once when in Corbett N.P. we managed to sight atleast 20-30 pied horn bills together, quite a sight to see. Thanks for sharing.

Nice you got it with the berry and in good light. Liked the composition and the eye contact. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

Nice sighting. Once they were sighted in huge numbers. Today it is tough to sight them. Corbett is also a good place to sight them, though generally from a distance. Once before dawn I had seen them in huge numbers roosting in a tree. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

A perfect shot. The clarity of the image is awesome.