Toucan and Chick

Toucans are amazing – their plumage design and mulicolours over that yellow bib – sheer genius in my view!  Don’t the chicks look like a stuffed toy!  They enjoy figs, so I was inspired to put ‘Dad’ and his chick on a fig tree. How do I know he is a Dad?  Near enough, I guess – according  to rside.org Male toucans generally have 10% longer and narrower bills compared to females. This subtle difference can be a helpful indicator when trying to distinguish between the sexes.