"The Brainfever" Bird

[Shyamala Kumar]

Common Hawk Cuckoo ,I photographed this bird a few minutes before I shot the Indian Cuckoo, Nikon 850+200-500 ,ISO 2500 ,1/250s ,F/7.5 .Kabini ,Jan 2019 .

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Amazing details. Common Hawk Cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) - In West Bengal we could hear its loud shrieking, repetitive call - 'pee pee ah, pee pee ah' even in winter-nights in villages. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good that you got it in the clear without any obstructing vegetation. The eye looks lovely. They were once a common sight during childhood days. With increasing urbanity, we hardly see them outside forests. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice head turn. The yellow ring makes the eye prominent. As Saktida has said due to its call, it is named as 'Papeeha' in Hindi. Thanks for sharing.