Posted by Ina (Krugersdorp, South Africa) on 26 January 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. " ~Author Unknown~
It feeds mainly on the ground, with a staple diet of insects or termites, for which it uses its curved beak to probe inside the termite mound.
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Beautifully captured! And thank you so much for telling us about the bird!
26 Jan 2008 12:14am
@Tali: You are welcome! Thanks for your visit!
The colors and detail are superb, Ina. What a gorgeous bird!
26 Jan 2008 2:20am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael!
Beautiful capture, the colors of the beak are awesome. Good shot.
26 Jan 2008 4:56am
@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham!
This is one great shot of an awe inspiring bird! Wonderful!
26 Jan 2008 6:00am
This is a great shot. The colors, patterns, and DOF are amazing!
26 Jan 2008 6:13am
@Steven: Thanks Steven!
NICE SHOT
26 Jan 2008 6:40am
@MOHAMMAD: Thank you Mohammad!
A great shot from a beautiful bird. You are so lucky to have all this fantastic animals in your country.
26 Jan 2008 7:13am
@Harald: Thank you Harald!
Beautiful portrait of a gruffly gentleman :)
26 Jan 2008 7:15am
Great shot, I like the colors and depth of field. How did you get so close to take such a good picture?
26 Jan 2008 8:21am
@Chris: The locals feed them raw meat and it is the perfect opportunity then to take photographs. Thanks for asking!
beautiful bird! perfect shot.
26 Jan 2008 8:58am
@Hinah: Thanks Hinah
interestin bird. the colours on the beak make up for the absence of colours on the feathers..thanx for sharing!
@Nishana Minhaz: Thanks Nishana!
Too cool!
26 Jan 2008 10:03am
Lovely colors! Great capture!
26 Jan 2008 10:10am
So beautiful how that yellow bill contrasts with the green background.
26 Jan 2008 11:30am
Nice detail of the bill/beak. The feathers are intriguing as to their black "edging."
26 Jan 2008 12:39pm
Superb portrait about a bird! Nice work!
Beautiful animal, great job at capturing the different textures of the bird!!!
26 Jan 2008 1:21pm
@Stefan: Thanks Stefan
Olé!
26 Jan 2008 1:27pm
@Toño: Thanks Estella!
Good job, focus is dead on the eye, cool bird too!
26 Jan 2008 1:39pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: Thanks Wolfgang!
Wow, thats some beak, cool shot!
26 Jan 2008 2:11pm
I like this one, very cool shot!
26 Jan 2008 3:22pm
Very nice capture Ina . What a gorgeous bird!
26 Jan 2008 3:51pm
Gorgeous photograph. I love the fine detail and the colours.
26 Jan 2008 3:55pm
Splendid!
26 Jan 2008 4:00pm
An excellent capture Ina. The clarity is remarkable with great DOF. This really is an exceptional image and interesting bird.
26 Jan 2008 6:45pm
@Barbara: Thanks Barbara
very interesting!! great DOF!! i like it!!
27 Jan 2008 9:03am
Fabulous portrait!!! An exceptional image!!!
27 Jan 2008 9:46am
Excellent shot, Ina!! Really great details!!
27 Jan 2008 12:42pm
amazing shot Ina!! I like the contrast
27 Jan 2008 11:29pm
Great image! I like it's plummage! =-)
28 Jan 2008 5:48pm
Ohh I missed some good ones while I was away! The duck and this shot are both beautiful Ina, well done!
29 Jan 2008 10:39pm
@Jrask: Thanks! Glad you visited!
Very brilliant colours, excellent picture! :)
2 Feb 2008 2:05pm
@Katya: Thanks Katya!
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