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This enormous, sociable, ground-loving hornbill is easily recognized. The adult male has an extensive brilliant red face and throat wattles, while the adult female has purple-blue skin in the center of the red throat patch. The immature is scruffy with yellowish facial skin.
The Abyssinian ground hornbill is holding a small rodent in its mouth in this photo. The Abyssinian ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill.  Abyssinian hornbills are listed as Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1).   The bird photo is a torso and face portrait shot.  The focus in the photo is very sharp and the details are very crisp and vibrant.  This photo is of a wild animal in a National Park in Uganda
Grey go-away-bird (grey lourie, grey loerie), Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Serowe, Botswana
Ground hornbill eating a Tortoise, Kruger National Park.
Front on shot of a southern yellow-billed hornbill.
Red-billed hornbill, bird of South Africa
Marabu und Nimmersatt / Marabou stork and Yellow-billed stork / Leptoptilos crumeniferus et Mycteria ibis
Male Grey Horn Bill brought food in beak and offering it to female for mating.
Known for it's character, Zazu, in The Lion King movie, the red-billed hornbill is a common and well-loved bird native to woodland and savannah of east and northern South Africa. It's piercing, yellow eyes with beautiful lashes give it an intensity that is riveting. They are known to become quite tame around humans.
In a sun-dappled clearing, a vulnerable wild Abyssinian hornbill clutches a small mouse in its powerful beak. Its striking black and white plumage, stands out against the lush colors of its habitat. With keen eyes, it surveys the surroundings, showcasing its impressive size and distinctive features.  This moment captures the resilience and adaptability of this magnificent bird as it navigates the challenges of its environment.
Side view of a yellow-billed hornbill sitting on a branch in Hwange National Park,Zimbabwe.
An African red-billed hornbill on a branch in the trees of the Kalahari desert in Namibia
Close-up of a Monter’s Hornbill
In the Etosha National Park
A closeup of Southern ground hornbill in the zoo.
a Hornbill searches for food in southern Africa
A Red-billed hornbill stands on the platform. A grass is in front of its beak. Large numbers of animals migrate to the Masai Mara National Wildlife Refuge in Kenya, Africa. 2016.
Hornbill surveys its surroundings.
The Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in the dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands of southern Africa, were it mainly hunts on ground for insects and other small invertebrates.
Yellow-billed hornbill is showing it colorful beak on the savannah in the Okavango National Park in Botswana
A Southern yellow-billed hornbill -Tockus leucomelas- in etosha national Park
Hornbill. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
A Red Billed Hornbill in Botswana.
Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a relatively small species of hornbill found in savanna and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Eating a bug.
A Southern yellow-billed Hornbill in the Etosha National Park
a Hornbill searches for food in southern Africa
Southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa
Taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Just the head of the bird is seen, in profile. The sun shines through its yellow beak, creating a beautiful but also rather threatening look to the bird. The tree is out of focus in the background.\n\nThe photo was taken in February 2018 at Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A saddle-billed stork is seen in this photo.  The bird is standing in a marsh.  The colors of the photo are well saturated.  You can see rainbow colors in the edge of the black feathers on the back of the bird.  There are many shades of blue red and black in the entire bird.  Even when closed, the beak has a partial opening.  The focus is very sharp.
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