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White Browed Coucal


White Browed Coucal
Photo Information
Copyright: Aivar Mikko (metcher) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 12 N: 968] (4113)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS + 1.4x EXT
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds., Birds of South Africa 1, Birds of the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-24 4:39
Viewed: 1050
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.

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  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2036 W: 6 N: 2017] (13253)
  • [2006-08-24 5:12]

Buen disparo y excelente fotografía, y extraña postura de esta ave que no conocía... felicidades y saludos

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 128 W: 3 N: 12] (517)
  • [2006-08-24 5:34]

Bonjour,
Superbe image de cet oiseau ! Sa position doit être bien inconfortable mais merveilleuse pour le photographe. Excellent dans la composition et le traitement technique. Félicitations.
Gérard

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-08-24 6:32]

Hello Aivar,
Very nice capture.I liked POV,crisp clear details,red eyes,simple BG,sharpness and composition a lot.Excellent work!
TFS..:-)

Hello Aivar,
nice shot with good colors and rich details.
Good compo, too.

Andrea

fantastic shot Aivar
I realy like it, the composition is very nice and the details as the eyes and the feathers are great, the dof is very good, great job.
gr. jaap

  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2006-08-24 7:11]

WoW!!

Superbe cette prise,la pose de l,oiseau est amusante et l'éclairage fait bien ressortir les détails et les couleurs.

Merci Aivar!

joseph

Hello Aivar, excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF perfect details, excllent use of lighting nicly don, TFS Kyle

Hi Aivar,
I started laughing when I saw this shot. The pose is comical, and he is one wild looking bird. Excellent colors and detail in this shot. A new one for me. You have captured and presented it very well. Thanks!
Scott

Cool shot Aivar,
This one is worth 20 points just for the pose & POV ;)
Tack sharp with excellent, detail, light, color, and DOF.
Very well done!

Cool shot of this funny guy :)
TFS
Ralf

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1471 W: 18 N: 2981] (10944)
  • [2006-08-24 14:18]

Great POV!

Amazing details and colours. Excellent shot

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-08-24 20:59]

Hi Aivar

Wonderful capture.There is a drama to this shot.The POV and DOF are excellent.Wonderful colours and detail. Great timing. TFS

Rob

  • Great 
  • Dan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 0 N: 351] (1727)
  • [2006-08-25 0:54]

Hi Aivar, exellent moment in this photo. Very good colours and sharpness. Great photo! Dan.

Hi Aivar

What an untidy little fellow. Look at that eye. Such a piercing colour. Nice camera work. :-)

  • Great 
  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2006-08-25 3:00]

Haha, now what is this bird doing? It looks like he's acting in a slapstick movie. :) The picture is very good. Nice and sharp details, natural colors and well exposed. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5857] (19698)
  • [2006-08-25 3:46]

Fantastic shot of this interesting bird, Aivar.
The details are wonderful and unusual looking.
Great light and colors and POV.
And what an acrobatic pose, standing on two different stems.
I like it very much.
TFS. : )

  • Great 
  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 788 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-08-26 5:14]

Hi Aivar,
great shot, interesting view of bird. I like the colours, sharpness and DOF. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

Hi Aivar,
What an interesting pose for this bird, very funny! This is a strange bird that you caught with great details and nice composition. Congratulations for this! TFS,
Claudine

  • Great 
  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1097 W: 168 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-08-27 15:40]

Hello Aivar,
I've not come across this bird before, it's a quite unusual looking bird, it's position is very strange. It's behaviour sounds odd too. The image is excellent, great exposure and clear detail, excellent colours. DOF is good also, a very good shot and an interesting post.
Regards,
Adrian

bonsoir
magnifique photo de cet oiseau, couleurs très nettes
félicitations
edith

  • Great 
  • HELO Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 106 W: 10 N: 58] (352)
  • [2006-09-12 12:51]

bonjour
très belle photo
très bons détails et très belles couleurs
le BG est bon
et la néteté aussi
bravo a vous
heloise
(et très bonne note)

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