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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Boss in toss

The oriental pied hornbill is an omnivorous bird, mainly thriving on fruits, insects, small reptiles and even chicks of other birds. They use to throw the food in the air and then to swallow it. Here this hornbill is swallowing a fruit and I captured in the act .

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tinsukia, India
Camera: NIKON D5
Copyright: © Sanjay Bhattacharyya