[Leica] Rainforest Continued

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

"Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote
> 3. Great Indian Hornbill - two shots of this most majestic and photogenic
> bird in flight - though the ground looks like pristine rainforest, it is
> actually tea and coffee plantations full of trees imported from Africa &
> Australia - not great for the endemic species. This is basically because
> species like African Tulip and Eucalyptus can be harvested without the
> forest department's permission, and endemic varieties need the permission.
> The plantation owners, most of whom have scant regard for the environment
> anyway, naturally choose short term profit instead of long term health of 
> a
> habitat:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9691.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9702.jpg.html

That's one very colourful bird. I read the article on it in Wikipedia and 
it's fascinating. Live for over fifty years, and monogamous. Rara Avis 
indeed and obviously should be the symbol of the movie industry <grin>

Douglas
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Douglas Barry
Bray, Co. Wicklow
Republic of Ireland