South Africa
These birds are near endemic to the dry savannas of southern Africa. Kruger National Park
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
A Hornbill resting in a tree.
Hawk
Saddle-billed Stork, Grey Heron, Hamerkop (medium-sized wading bird), Black Stork Grey Heron's are native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.
Grey Heron, Saddle-Billed Stork, Hamerkop, Black Stork. N'watimhiri Causeway, Kruger Park, South Africa
Kruger National Park
Panorama of water pools from a small stream. N'watimhiri Causeway, Kruger Park, South Africa
Taken from a moving car
Scoping out the terrain in Kruger Park
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Hornbills are a common resident in South Africa. Tshokwane Picnic Site, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tshokwane Picnic Site, Kruger National Park, South Africa. on April 2, 2009
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tshokwane Picnic Site, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Kruger National Park
Yellow Billed Hornbill
N'watimhiri Causeway, Kruger Park, South Africa
Grey Heron
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Just off of Doispane Rd, Kruger Park, South Africa
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Caught him in the middle of spreading his wings. Not quite fast enough on the shutter speed.
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Kruger Park, South Africa
Mom and 5 chicks made a quick dash accross the road and I managed to get one picture. Not great, but the only one I have.
An Asian bird, it escaped into the South African wild in 1902. It has become very common and its distribution is greater where human populations are greater or where there is more human disturbance. The bird is also notorious for being a pest, kicking other birds out of their nests and killing their young due to the myna's strong territorial instinct. In South Africa it is considered somewhat of a major pest and disturbance of the natural habitat; as a result, it has been declared an invasive species requiring it to be controlled.
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