Von der Decken's Hornbill
A small hornbill
...found in East Africa.
Tockus deckeni
(L 18.5")
Road from Lake Naivasha
to Masai Mara
to Masai Mara
21Oct2014
Masai Mara National
Reserve
Reserve
21Oct2014
She‘s called a hornbill because her beak is big
Huge as if it were a hollow log
And on top of that beak an enormous horn
Not a beak, a mistake! It’s a megaphone
Perhaps she cries just because of that beak
Of all of God‘s creatures, this bird is a freak.
(Eric W. Haynes)
Tockus is French le Tock
for hornbills.
for hornbills.
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© Rachael Mady
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