That cute little beak tip sticking out belongs to growing chick: Hornbill nests in heart of Delhi

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Hornbill nests in the heart of New Delhi: That cute little beak tip sticking out belongs to the growing chick Hornbills nest in hollow tree trunks, closing up cavities with wet mud that dries, enclosing the female inside, to lay and incubate her eggs. The male regurgitates Ficus berries to feed the growing brood within the tree trunk. Imagine the monsoon-time heat inside, with 90% humidity! What are those green leaves he has thrown up for the chicks? Little Grey Hornbill chicks call out to their father, as the female and chicks remain incarcerated in their hollow trunk tree nest-hole in a bakain tree. Through a little slit in the tree trunk nest-hole, further fortified with mud that was placed wet and has now dried hard, like potter's earth, the female and chicks remain safe inside, while