INCREDIBLE

INCREDIBLE On this day, we went on early morning drive disperately to found north pride lionesses witch was repoted going north/west on previous nigth, after unsuccesfull attempts on the area we decided to go somewhere else, and for surprise, just in front of us 2 birds was chaising one another then I stoped a car to ID the interesting birds in action. It was an African gashawk (accipter tachiro) chasing a Trumpeter hornbill (bycanistes bucinator) with determination we looked at those birds whch they even flew over us several times, I never saw a Trumpeter hornbill flaying at INCREDIBLE speed for long time before, then I notice the bird getting tired and the hawk geting closer and closer we weer ansious to see the end of the chase but unfortunately end up both dissapering in the thick forest. I wonder what could had hapen to the Hornbill?

Posted: Phinda by walter khoza, Date: 28 February 2010