Carrier of Monsoon----Jacobin Cuckoo

[Sandipan Ghosh]

The "Jacobin Cuckoo" is also known as Pied Crested Cuckoo or Pied Cuckoo. The glimpse of this bird is observed in Late Summer because it is partially migratory in India and it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. It is told that this cuckoo waits for rains to quench its thirst after long dry summer. Here it is a snap of juvenile Jacobin.
Place: Siphon DVC Canal, Barddhaman, WB
Date Taken: Jul 5, 2015
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Focal Length: 250 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 800
White balance mode: shade
Spot metering
Handled shot - cropped

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice sighting of the juvenile. Nice perch and good details. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see this. Some more brightness would be good. The lower branch has broken off and created another triangle. If it would have had some leaves then the scene would have got filled away. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Prasad Dingankar]

Nice to see the Juvenile.. Thanks for sharing

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. Quite a variety of birds can be sighted at Barddhaman. Good details in the eye. Thanks for sharing.

[Samrat Sarkar]

nice image sandipan...
samrat

[Shyamala Kumar]

Nice to see a juvenile Jacobin from Barddhman.Very difficult to get a clear shot as it is constantly on the move .Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice sighting.

TFS
roopak