Hornbill - The Symbol of Love

I often guide tourists on birding tour in West Papua and North Sulawesi. One of the birds that we see in the forest is hornbill. In Tangkoko Nature Reserve, there are 2 species that we can see, i.e. Knobbed Hornbill and Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill. 

The following picture is my watercolour painting of a couple of Blyth's hornbills. These birds can be found in tropical rainforest of West Papua and Pacific islands. They play important roles in the ecosystem of forest. They are seed dispersers. 

Blyth'sHornbilll (Please, buy this artwork in Redbubble)

Title: Hornbill - The Symbol of Love

Media: Watercolour on paper

Artist: Charles Roring

Size: 12.9 cm × 17.9 cm

Local people in vogelkop region of West Papua call the bird as the symbol of love. They often see hornbills fly as a couple. However, if one of them dies, the other hornbill that is still alive will continue to live and fly alone in the forest for the rest of his or her life.

I also have uploaded the modified picture of the above drawing to teepublic at this hornbill link. Now anyone can buy t-shirts, hoodies, bags, mugs, shorts and socks with this couple of hornbill, printed on them. 

If you are interested in ordering the original painting of this artwork or its artprint version, please, contact me (Charles Roring) by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com or by whatsapp to: +6281332245180. 

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