Indian Grey Hornbill

Unknown

Delhi

Mantra Mukim

2016

They were perched on the top of a Neem, along with some crows. Their long bodies were eclipsed by Neem's foliage, but what first caught my attention was the casque. In the morning light their beaks looked like sophisticated fighter planes with bright cockpits over them. I rushed to the balcony with a pair of binoculars.