yellow-billed hornbill

Spitzkoppe, Namibia

[Clare Gadsby]

that is just too fabulous jerome - even for you. love the colours and patterns and focus

[Karen Smale]

Beautiful capture! Wow!

[Joanne Diochon]

Great capture of an amazing looking bird.

[FBailey]

a cracker of a shot!

[Lee]

Wonderful shot.

[Poppo Livy]

Weird looking bird

[Lilia]

Hornbills are such magnificent creatures! This is a really impressive shot of this subspecies - love it!

[Connie Little]

Wonderful photo.

[Richard Brown]

Great shot almost has a prehistoric look to it :)

[elkehochban]

Fantastic shot!

[Lynne]

This is fantastic and nice detail

[Babs]

Excellent.

[Milanie]

Marvelous focus to show us all those details - this bird has the most unusual patterning. This could pass for a cartoon bird, a prehistoric creature, or an amazing act of nature. Such wonderful colors against the blue sky. Fav

[Lou Ann]

Spectacular in every way! Fav!

[Taffy]

What an intriguing looking bird! Love the way you've caught it with an emphasis on its beak!

[Walks @ 7]

Very strong composition.

[Jane Pittenger]

Crazy wild bird and grea bringing the attention to the unusual beak with your focus and framing

[Kahsia]

Great focus.

[Elizabeth]

Cool capture of this wild bird! I took photos of these in South Africa--they
were everywhere.

[Connie Little]

I hope you submit your photos to National Geographic. They are certainly good enough to be in the magazines.

[Nicole Campbell]

A very striking bird

[Jennifer Eurell]

Amazing bird

[Chris K]

incredible

[CC Folk]

A very cool looking bird! Beautiful pic!

[Margo]

A wonderful cpature of this colourful bird fav

[Lynda McG]

Looks like a painting - so colourful! Fav

[Rookynook]

That's a comical looking bird, with attitude.

[haskar]

Great shot!

[Delwyn Barnett]

The hornbill - great photo. I would love to see this bird!

[Richard Sayer]

What an amazing looking bird... so strange to European eyes.

[Julie]

I love these birds, especially when they are talking at their reflection in mirrors.

[John Falconer]

Fantastic capture.

[Sherry Steffensmeier]

Love this shot. Not sure how this guy holds up his head and beak!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, awesome capture.

[Rosie Kind]

Great shot Fav

[Catherine P]

Stunning!

[Sandy]

Great sharp detail and capture of this interesting looking bird.

[Paul]

Gorgeous looking bird and a great capture :)

[Bill Fenske]

cool comp

[Wim Enserink]

Schönes Bild von einem ganz besonderen Vogel.

[Jerome]

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Thank you all for your so nice comments!
For Europeans this bird is actually wondrous in its appearance.
In Namibia it is called jokingly "flying banana".

[Jerome]

@redy4et South Africa - this country must be wonderful. I would also like to visit.

[Poppo Livy]

@jerome Ha ha ha

[Richard Sayer]

@jerome Ha, ha - flying banana is perfect... and what I really like is that he looks so angry!

[Rachel]

A lovely painterly feel to this shot.

[Islandgirl]

Wow what a cool looking bird!

[Joy's Focus]

Fabulous capture!

[Jerome]

@terryliv @vignouse @888rachel @radiogirl @joysfocus
Thank you very much for your kind attention!

[M. Brutus]

Wonderful picture. I am sure you won't find any of those around where I live.

[Jerome]

@mbrutus Thank you, Brutus, for your so nice visit!

[Caroline]

What an unusual, beautiful bird!!! I love him!!!

[Jessika Panteleios]

Wonderful perspective and focus.

[Annie D]

awesome! thank you for sharing - fabulous colour and focus!

[Jerome]

@kerosene @jessikapanteleios @annied Thank you, Caroline, Jessika and Annie, for your nice comments!