Male Koel

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Saw this male koel calling out to its mate. She did come and both shunted away possibly trying to look for a donor nest. My backyard is filled with sounds of mynas,bulbuls,sunbirds and orioles. I am sure the koel would use one of these birds's nest as a proxy. Never been able to see her perform this action though. Finally got my Nikon 1.4x Teleconverter and these are the first images with the TC.

Nikon D7000, f/5.6,SS 1/125,ISO 400, 420mm (300mm f4 +1.4x TC)

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image, perched on a peepal. Lovely agile look. We have to wait for another three weeks to hear its call. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Shyamala Kumar]

You have managed to capture lovely details of its black plumage .Nice eye contact .Like the way it has cocked its head in a listening pose.Kudos to your lens combination!

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice details, good job at the low SS. I would prefer the colours a little warmer. Look forward to a lot more from your new equipment!

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Nice details even at a low SS. Agree with Abhishek on the warmth. A rectangular compo with more space to the right would help enhance the image. The brilliant red eyes and head turn is a great plus to the photo.

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

[Sucheth Lingachar]

beautiful image.... and Congrats for you new gear...

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Thanks for all your comments. The real test is going to come in feb'14 when I visit Kabini. Trying to get a hang of the lens before that.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice frame.

TFS
Roopak