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A singing cuckoo
delia todd

A singing cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)

Beginning our wander around John and Dora's property, we found a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo calling from high up in a tree. So high, I had to lean against a wall in order to steady myself to get this picture.

Made a mess of the settings rather, so have had to do some work on it to bring out some of his plumage markings.
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Habitat
Managed wildlife garden property with a mixture of open woodland, shrubs and creek
Location
Normanville, Fleurieu, South Australia
Date taken
27 October, 2019
Scientific name
Chrysococcyx basalis,
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Fowl Mouth
Honestly a good image, Delia. And those markings are pretty sweet! Nice job working with your surroundings to get this!
 
KC Foggin
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What a smashing image of this singing Cuckoo D!
Nothing finer than capturing a bird in song and you nailed this one g/f!!!!!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
381
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
428.4 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo 27 October, 2019.jpg
File size
2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 27 October 2019 7:25 AM
Dimensions
4500px x 3588px

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