Samburu, Kenya 2010

 These are Red-billed Hornbills.  They are omnivores, taking insects, fruit and seeds mainly off the ground.  They are pretty easy to spot as they announce their presence with a noisy, accelerating tok-tok-tol-toktoktok call.  If it looks familiar, it might be that you recognize this bird represented as the character "Zazu" in the animated film "The Lion King".

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