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email [email protected]Soumendu Das is an IT professional
who lives in West BengalI took this photo of a great
hornbill on the outskirts of the
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
in West Bengal, where I live,
LAST October. It was late in the
evening, with a chill in the air,
when I spotted this young bird
and his parents sitting in a tree
enjoying a hearty meal of berries.
It was a special moment to me for
several reasons – not only was it
the first time I’d seen this
beautiful bird, but it was in my
hometown, which I hadn’t
expected. Taking this photo also
fulfilled a long-held wish of mine
to capture a bird doing a ‘tossing’
movement, common among
hornbills and other species such
as pelicans. When I saw it, I
couldn’t believe my luck.DARJEELING, INDIA
Catching
the prize
Great hornbills do not
fully develop the
distinctive yellow and
black casques on the tops
of their heads until they
are five years old