Southern ground hornbills, South Luangwa

We saw these huge birds (roughly the size of a turkey) on several occasions in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. Apparently, southern ground hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeateri) are rare outside protected areas, for obvious reasons.


[11 May 2007, Canon 20D, 300 mm f4 L IS, ISO 200, 1/500 at f8]

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