Evening Roost Redbilled Hornbills
Details
Ray Harris-Ching (b.1939), New Zealander
Evening Roost Redbilled Hornbills
signed 'Ray Harris-Ching'
oil on board
21½ x 16½in. (54 x 42cm.)
Evening Roost Redbilled Hornbills
signed 'Ray Harris-Ching'
oil on board
21½ x 16½in. (54 x 42cm.)
Provenance
Everard Read Gallery
Engraved
Reproduced for the Sappi Conservation Project.
Further details
The Red-Billed Hornbill is found from the Southern Sahara through East Africa to Southern Africa. The birds are small, usually occuring in pairs or small parties. They feed by hopping on the ground, searching the surface, and probing holes for insects.