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Common Hawk Cuckoo.
drjpmenon

Common Hawk Cuckoo. (Hierococcyx varius)

Aka Brainfever Bird.
A chance shot in adverse conditions
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
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Location
Tamilnadu, India
Date taken
September 2021
Scientific name
Hierococcyx varius
Equipment used
Nikon D7100 Nikkor 500mm f4
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4@ 1/1600, ISO 320
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Reactions: delia todd, Jonno52, Vyomkesh and 2 others
KC Foggin
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A great rear view of this Cuckoo and captured with the perfect look on its face JP! Nice work buddy!
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
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lovely lighting and shot of this crooner ... superb work, JP ... tfs ...
 
bievreJJ
the colours and details are superb, JP, wonderful photo of this lovely cuckoo, top notch, many tfs!!
 
Kits
A lovely chance shot, JP. Great pose and detail.
 
Jonno52
Supporter
A great shot JP, in any conditions. An attractive bird, sharp and well lit, and by the look of it giving the song, which makes it clear how it got the name "Brainfever bird". Good work!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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drjpmenon
Date added
View count
544
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_SEP5086.JPG
File size
471.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 17 September 2021 10:18 AM
Dimensions
1200px x 796px

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