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Pheasant Coucal
Pheasant Coucals spend much of their time on the ground. We'd been stalking this bird for some time when it suddenly emerged on the path behind us.
I'm in the process of editing a 2 hour concert filmed with 4 cameras, which takes a huge amount of time, so apologies for lack of comments!
Habitat
Woodland
Location
Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu, Northern Territory
Date taken
28/05/2015
Scientific name
Centropus phasianinus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 70D with Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS II USM + 2.0 extender 111
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Don't they have lovely feather markings!!!

A super detailed picture this Peter, well done.
 
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Such a great looking bird and image Peter. We sure don't see much of this species here in the Gallery.
 
Gosh !!!That is a fantastic photograph Peter, very well taken!!! All the very best with the video work.
Dick.
 

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