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the skulker
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the skulker (Centropus sinensis)

I was following this guy through the gardens, refusing to show himself properly until his red eye caught something in the trees above him
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Habitat
resort gardens
Location
Neeleshwar, Kerala, S India
Date taken
Jan 2023
Scientific name
Centropus sinensis
Equipment used
Canon R5
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Reactions: thunor, Joe H, Will K and 2 others
Kits
Brilliant pose and nicely focused through the leaves, max.
 
bievreJJ
or he thought he was a bittern lol, excellent photo of this red-eyed beauty, Max, love it, many tfs!!
 
lockbreeze926
That's a great shot and it also captures what seems to be a feature of all coucals - their liking for lounging about behind foliage.
 
Stanley Jones
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Excellent work at stalking and photographing this red-eyed skulker. It is always rewarding to photograph a skulker. TFS Max!
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Supporter
Superb behavioral shot 🙂 and narrative Max 🙂 ... wonderful 😊 work 👌 ... TFS
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
max1
Date added
View count
578
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
Æ’/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
25-12-_39A7140-2.jpg
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Sat, 21 January 2023 10:37 AM
Dimensions
1600px x 1600px

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