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The male Great Indian hornbill in glide mode. Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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The hornbill at dusk.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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The hornbill, captivating in flight.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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In this spur-of-the-moment shot, the hornbill looks like a martial arts maestro warding off an attacker.
Photo: Shefiq BasheerAhammed
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The hornbill’s wingbeats are loud and can be heard from a distance. Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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Its yellow horn-shaped bill, with a yellow casque on top of it, are distinctive.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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The Nelliyampathy forest. The photographer has encountered a few male great Indian hornbills in the lush green hilly tracts of Valparai (Tamil Nadu) and Nelliampathy (Kerala), which are both hornbill habitats in the Western Ghats.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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Valparai. The photographer has encountered a few male great Indian hornbills in the lush green hilly tracts of Valparai (Tamil Nadu) and Nelliampathy (Kerala), which are both hornbill habitats in the Western Ghats.
Photo: Shefiq BasheerAhammed
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A lion-tailed macque.
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In Valparai, a haven for lion-tailed macques.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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Lion-tailed macques in Valparai, Tamil Nadu.
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Hornbills need tall trees for nesting.
Photo: Shefiq Basheer Ahammed
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