:47:02
She's not satisfied and vents her fury
on his substandard workmanship.
:47:12
"You didn't like it, huh?"
"You bet your life I didn't like it."
:47:18
He will try again, and this time he
chooses the neighborhood carefully.
:47:23
He's all of a twitter
because she's watching.
:47:26
First he has to tie two twigs together,
but it's not easy. Those twigs are springy.
:47:36
Oh, boy, it's not easy.
:47:48
But if all those others can do it,
he can too.
:47:51
One day, he'll build
a house he can be proud of...
:47:54
...although he'll still get nervous
when his wife comes to approve it.
:48:00
The hornbill installs his wife inside a tree
trunk and seals her up for three months.
:48:05
But first he cleans out her cell
to make sure she'll be comfortable in there.
:48:11
Then he flies off to get some clay
to wall her in, and she starts undressing.
:48:16
She plucks out her coarser feathers so she
can be soft for the chicks when they hatch.
:48:22
Without those feathers, she can't fly,
but she won't be using her wings for a while.
:48:28
He comes back with a beakful
of clay and blocks the entrance...
:48:33
...so she and her chicks will be safe.
:48:37
He leaves only a slit, the
size and shape for a hornbill's bill...
:48:41
...so he can bring her food and water
while she lays and hatches her eggs.
:48:47
And then there are suddenly five mouths to
feed, and Father has to provide for them all.
:48:53
Throughout the summer,
he's the hardest-working member...
:48:57
...of the opulent Cubango community.