Hornbill Helper

This is Josephine. She is a Silvery Cheeked Hornbill. Another of the characters that I'm caring
for this week. She is almost prehistoric in appearance but up close you can see the intelligence in her eyes and the gentleness of her nature. Once she gets to know you, she loves to be skritched just like our parrots do. She'll contort her neck all the way back to rest her head on her back. A true position of trust. A wonderfully unusual and amazing creature. Her diet is soft fruits and softbill pellets. You can see in the photo how she tosses a blueberry in the air and positions it for proper swallowing. She has a honking broadcast sound that would resonate across a large area in the wild. Really neat bird.