When I noticed that this ground hornbill had a frog in its beak, I immediately started snapping away, hoping to get a decent portrait or two. It wasn’t until I looked at the photos later that I realized the hornbill actually had two frogs in its beak. Oddly enough, it seemed to be saving the frogs for desert, placing them down every time it came across a beetle — then tossing the beetle in the air and down its gullet before picking the frogs back up and moving on. Most likely it was saving the frogs for chicks back at a nest.
Sad and comical at the same time – it looks like one has his hands in the air and the other is praying to be spared. . . gulp. . . nature can be so cruel!
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Well, ain’t she pretty! Mascara on the lashes and bright red accoutrements. But fearsome looking as a Tyranosaurus! Wonderful portrait.
Not the kind of frog I like Sean, lets get back to some live ones one of these days.
Sad and comical at the same time – it looks like one has his hands in the air and the other is praying to be spared. . . gulp. . . nature can be so cruel!