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A right shiner
delia todd

A right shiner (Chrysococcyx lucidus)

We started wandering into the swamp on a board walk. Adrienne and I were studying something when Peter called us; he'd heard a Shining Bronze Cuckoo. So we shot over to the area it was coming from but he'd moved, so we moved. Then we saw him fly further round a bit of woodland on the edge of the marsh.

We rushed over there and he flew again but this time, fortunately, he only went a short distance and stayed there.

So two "bronze" cuckoos that morning!
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Habitat
Swamp
Location
Mount Compass, Fleurieu, South Australia
Date taken
28 October, 2019
Scientific name
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Donald Talbott said:
Brilliant capture of this Cuckoo Delia, tfs. Osprey has got its first egg at Rutland Water.
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Oh nice one Donald.... we've a race on then as our NC0 laid an egg on the 4th. That's the first time our Ospreys have laid eggs in the same week I think.

It'll be interesting to compare, won't it.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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delia todd
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View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
143.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Shining Bronze Cuckoo 28 October, 2019.jpg
File size
2 MB
Date taken
Mon, 28 October 2019 10:17 AM
Dimensions
4500px x 3584px

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