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Red-billed Hornbill and Thorns

Masai Mara National Reserve

Kenya

East Africa

 

Not too much to say about this image except it was taken in the Masai Mara with the red-billed hornbill sitting on an acacia tree.

 

Acacia, known commonly as acacia, thorntree, whistling thorn, or wattle, is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. All species are pod-bearing, with sap and leaves often bearing large amounts of tannins and condensed tannins that historically found use as pharmaceuticals and preservatives.

 

 

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Uploaded on February 23, 2015
Taken on January 16, 2015