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Pied Crested Cuckoo / Jacobin Cuckoo
Shot in very "adverse" conditions - But glad I got a fairly decent shot!
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
Location
South India
Date taken
September 2022
Scientific name
Clamator jacobinus
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm f4
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4 @ 1/800 ISO 450
Supporter
As gorgeous as ever JP and this is a great capture of this Jacobin Cuckoo.
This image should be hanging on one of your walls or the cover of a magazine :)
 
superb capture of this beautiful cuckoo in a wonderful setting, JP, top class, many tfs!!
 
A striking portrait of this handsome cuckoo, JP.
 
Supporter
Love that jet black and snow white coloration with a obvious crest and sharply bent bill. Excellent bird and picture JP! TFS!
 
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Opus Editor
Supporter
A very neat guy this one!!

You've a terrific picture of this Jacobin Jp - thanks so much for showing him to us.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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drjpmenon
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
450
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_SEP9830.JPG
File size
567.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 09 September 2022 6:53 AM
Dimensions
1200px x 795px

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