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Indian Grey Hornbill

Posted on January 10, 2011
Indian Grey Hornbill
Indian Grey Hornbill

A friend on Facebook asked today but where do you get to click birds in Delhi/Gurgaon. I think if we look around we can find pictures in Delhi/Gurgaon quite easily. I do not live in high rise areas and my neighborhood has trees as well. So this Indian Grey Horbill has been clicked on my evening bird round.

Indian Grey Hornbill Bird
Indian Grey Hornbill, I Almost Walked Away

There is a pair that almost always moves together. The trouble is they do not like me trying to creep up on them. At the sign of any noise or movement they just fly away. At first glance I almost walked away, because of the size, I thought it might be a crow! I am waiting for the next weekend now, hope I will get to see the Indian Grey Hornbill again and get better pictures.

Indian Grey Hornbill, Gurgaon
Indian Grey Hornbill

9 thoughts on “Indian Grey Hornbill”

  1. chitra says:
    January 10, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Seeing this bird for the first time Mridula. Thanks for introducing so many species here.

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  2. Anu says:
    January 10, 2011 at 9:40 am

    WOW!! are u sure u live in Delhi????

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  3. Mridula says:
    January 10, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    Chitra, I also started noticing birds after I bought a zoom lens. 😀

    Anu, I do, I do, come and visit.

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  4. Sankara Subramanian C says:
    January 10, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    The 3rd picture is really nice! Hornbills are so important to the preservation of our forests. we must help them survive.

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  5. Fida says:
    January 10, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    The 3rd photo shows the classic beauty of this bird very well – perfect features!

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  6. Ajeya Rao says:
    January 11, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Very nice and very interesting that it is found in a city as busy as Delhi

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  7. Mridula says:
    January 11, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Sankara thank you, yes I too like it the most.

    Thanks Fida, as I said I too love it.

    Yes Ajeya I think I see them because I look out for them.

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  8. Meena says:
    January 12, 2011 at 3:42 am

    Beautiful pictures as always..
    same question as your friend and no I don’t believe what you are saying 🙂

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  9. Meena says:
    January 12, 2011 at 3:43 am

    Beautiful pictures as always..
    same question as your friend and no I don’t believe what you are saying :);;;
    had another question – Once you take the pictures how do you identify the birds though?

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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