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White -Browed Coucal


White -Browed Coucal
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Copyright: Aivar Mikko (metcher) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 12 N: 967] (4105)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF 300 f4L
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds., Birds of Africa, Birds of South Africa 1, Birds of Southern Africa II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-21 11:06
Viewed: 907
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Despite its size (about 16", 410mm in length) and striking plumage, this can be a difficult bird to see and photograph. Its habit of skulking in shubbery, undergrowth and dense waterside vegetation means that it is heard crashing about, more often than it is seen.
It has a wide diet consisting mostly of insects, but it will also take young birds and eggs. While it will feed on the ground it is easily disturbed, returning to cover in a clumsy, awkward fashion (Zimmerman et al use the wonderfully graphic phrase "flops back into cover" which describes their movement perfectly).
As with other members of the Centropidinae, the White-browed Coucal is non-parasitic. The males construct a nest, they then incubate the eggs and provide most of the feeding and care for the young.
Source;
http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/wb_coucal.htm
ISO 200
Cloudy, after rain.
dew77, vanderschelden, Ken52, Alex99, Argus, stevkds, pirate, marhowie, jcoowanitwong, scottevers7, Tamrock, tiklod has marked this note useful
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-05-21 11:10]

Hello Aivar,
Magnificent capture.POV,clear details,pose of bird,BG,sharpness are excellent.TFS..:-)

Hi Aivar,
Congrats....
Wonderful compo and pose...
Razorsharp and well exposed.
TFS
Annick

Really cool shot, Aivar!
TFS
Ralf

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 660 W: 98 N: 1249] (4153)
  • [2007-05-21 11:19]

You caught a nice open shot of this one. Excellent detail and striking colors. Great detail of the red eye. I like the DOF and nice background and the awkard pose of the bird adds interest.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2007-05-21 11:29]

Hi Aivar.
What a great shot of this amazing creature. I have never seen anything similar. Terrific impressive at highest level scene. Tremedous details and sharpness of the bird and twigs. Smooth well illuminated and coloured BG is looked perfectly too. POV is fantastic. Bravo and TFS. Great job.
Alexei.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2496 W: 132 N: 7098] (22175)
  • [2007-05-21 11:38]

Hello Aivar,
Excellent sharp capture of a White-browed Coucal at an amusing moment perched between two branches.
Nice and sharp, this is a fine image in a pleasing composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hello Aivar , perfect for comp. shrpnss and colors also POV , TFS and good luck.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 59 N: 2257] (7477)
  • [2007-05-21 13:16]

Hello Aivar,
Impressive shot. Specially the treatend posture. Magnificent sharpness, POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • pirate Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 100 N: 572] (2879)
  • [2007-05-21 14:03]

Tha¨t's a nice one. I defentely can confirm they are difficult to get.
Great posture
Tom

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  • Seiei Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 24 W: 0 N: 30] (121)
  • [2007-05-21 14:07]

Hello Aivar

Really strange photography. This bird have a strange pose ^^
Nice catch !

Regards, Christophe

Hi Aivar,
What a "wacky" look this one has on!
The blazin' red eyes, wet look, and splayed-leg-pose is very different. The bird looks angry to me..An excellent composition.
Cool :)

Hi Aivar,
This is a fantastic capture. Perfect sharpness and very well composed. The pose is original and a bit funny to me. Great vivid colors. Very well done.
JC

Hi Aivar.
Amazing photo. Technically perfect picture. Excellent composition. Great colour. Well done. tfs. Stev
PT

Hello Aivar,
A well composed image with superb details in the subject!
Good light and attractive colours, the appearance of the feather coat and the intense red eyes gives a special impact!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Aivar,
He kind of has a crazy look about him. What a pose! Perfect light and exposure really has the colors and detail looking great. Well controled DOF has created a beautiful OOF backround. Nice shot!
Scott

bonjour aivar
ho celui-la n'a pas l'air commoede,il a enfilé son habits des mauvais jours.
j'aime beaucoup l'expression dans son regard,beaucoup de details dans le plumage et c'est tres net.
laurent

Not only a difficult bird to shoot as you mentioned but you achieved getting a fantasic image of this bird in a funny awkward position. Very nice Aivar. :)

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2007-05-30 9:26]

Hello Aivar,
wow he looks mean somthing seems to have made him mad ;-).
Great shot, excellent sharpness and the details are fabulous.
Love the POV the head on view looks great.
TFS..Sky

hi aivar!
great pose on the beauty with
good sharpness and fine pov!
well done!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11868)
  • [2007-10-10 3:27]

Superbe photo Aivar,la pose de l'oiseau est superbe et son regard est saisisant.
Merci!
Joseph

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 77 N: 891] (3361)
  • [2007-10-26 18:04]

Hi Aivar,
This bird don't seems very happy this morning!
May be he don't like to make the split yoth these two branches!
Excellent details and colours. GREAT «red» eyes!
REGARDS'

Claude

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