Indian Cuckoo

[Gajanan Bapat]

At Kanha NP.. May 2012

Canon 550D; 100-400 mm

f/5.6; 1/500 sec; ISO-160; Av Mode ; handheld

[Roopak Gangadharan]

this is an Indian cuckoo, a very shy bird which you hear a lot but hardly get to see. you have got a very nice image of this bird.... that too on the ground.

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Roopak

[Gajanan Bapat]

Thanks Mr roopak for ID & comments

[Ragoo Rao]

Amazing Capture.

[Ashok Sorout]

Nice sharp image. The eye contact is nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice and record image.That you could sight it on the ground is a lifetime experience.
During spring and before the sunrise you may hear its melodious call:
'Bou katha kao','bou katha kao'.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Lovely image Gajanan. Agree with Roopak on the species. Its calling out, did you get videos of it.If so then you could hear its lovely voice the way Saktipadaji has mentioned. Thanks for sharing.