Oriental Pied Hornbill's Dinner Menu

[Kaira428]

Oriental Pied Hornbill with food in mouth (FIM).
Care to make a guess what is the Hornbill having for dinner?

Location: Singapore
Species: Anthracoceros albirostris

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[leeaturner47]

Owlet?

 

[Scotty45]

It's a Bat.

 

[Joe B]

Oh wow, didn't realize they'd eat bats. Thought they were mostly into fruit... Very cool picture

 

[Yezdi]

Beautiful shot Kaira

 

[Callie]

Beautiful HB, Wong. The bat just jumped out to me!

 

[Kaira428]

Thank you all for your encouraging words!

 

[Kaira428]

If you are interested, the following links provide more information on the feeding habits of the Hornbill, and its meal (credit to BICA FB);

https://besgroup.org/2006/06/08/what-do-hornbills-eat/?fbclid=IwAR1IjliHCKcHZZPQBG1lLUATPe1e_oN7v2fjbZAOL17BnwYJeLpvPOFCXv0

Bat meal is a Whiskered Myotis bat;

https://besgroup.org/2017/08/08/whiskered-myotis-bat-roosting-inside-rolled-up-leaf-of-banana-plant/?fbclid=IwAR2QWfs58yVIrX4XRL4nM6eRsv7DPTs7OVQQgzKxd4JIYlPhVd94vl_BQSQ

 

[gordon_g]

was going to say bat as well... great shot!