Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen deceased

Posted: 06 Feb 2011


Taken: 02 Feb 2011

0 favorites     0 comments    183 visits

1/200 f/1.7 50.0 mm ISO 400

SONY DSLR-A700

EXIF - See more details

Location

Lat, Lng:  
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address:  unknown

 View on map

See also...


Keywords

Washington
Washington DC
Smithsonian
District of Columbia
National Zoo
The National Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

183 visits


Brooding – National Zoo, Washington, DC

Brooding – National Zoo, Washington, DC
During incubation, the female Von der Decken's Hornbill lays two or three white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. When the chicks and the female are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall, then both parents feed the chicks.

Comments

Sign-in to write a comment.