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Yellow-billed Hornbill swallows Double-ended Snake

Yellow-billed Hornbill swallows Double-ended Snake

This is one of a sequence of shots and video I took as this bird became increasingly uncomfortable with the size of its catch. The Greater Makalali Reserve, Hoe...
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This is one of a sequence of shots and video I took as this bird became increasingly uncomfortable with the size of its catch. The Greater Makalali Reserve, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 640 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 400/1

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Apr, 2017

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