It has been more than two years since this big and noisy black-and-white bird visited my backyard. Yesterday morning I heard that familiar 'keng-keng-keng' sound at 7 a.m., not far from the back perimeter fence. She was busy poking and eating the ripe papaya.
Low morning light - at ISO 3200, speed 1/20 sec, f5.6, manual focus.
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
My first encounter with this big bird was in June 2007, but the quality of the picture was very poor - like this.
I upgraded my lens to Canon telephoto 400mm in November 2007, and these are my first shots of hornbill with 400mm lens - 12/11/ 2007 @3.50pm
Perched at banana fruits, Original Date/Time = 1/12/2007 @ 18:32:11
Original Date/Time = 13/1/2008 at 07:44:06, with 400mm lens
Location: My backyard, Raub, Pahang.