HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Photo Gallery 相片分享 I (Moderators: BBS Moderators, carmen, Forrest FONG, Kwok Jai, George_Ho)    Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)  (Read 4157 times) anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « on: Mar 11th, 2006, 7:16pm » Quote Modify This chap came to close & couldn't fit him in the frame. Presume is a juvenile just coming into adult plumage....   YSW, Lamma Island Nikon D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 11/03/2006 Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis Bob Thompson BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 433 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #1 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 9:34pm » Quote Modify This chap came to close & couldn't fit him in the frame. [/quote]   I looks as though you need to find a Lesser Coucal, then it will fit in frame Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #2 on: Mar 12th, 2006, 9:01pm » Quote Modify on Mar 11th, 2006, 9:34pm, Bob Thompson wrote: It looks as though you need to find a Lesser Coucal, then it will fit in frame   Or take 2 photos & stitch them together. Not great, but is my first effort   YSW, Lamma Island D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 12/03/2006 Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis Bob Thompson BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 433 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #3 on: Mar 13th, 2006, 6:23pm » Quote Modify Nice job Guy,     I believe that" stitching" is common amongst digiscopers. Digiscoping suffers from fringing on the edge of frame, so some photographers take 2 photo's , one of the head and one of the tail and "stich" them together. Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #4 on: Mar 13th, 2006, 11:29pm » Quote Modify Thanks Bob........... forgot to photograph the feet.   Here's another - full frame   YSW, Lamma Island D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 12/03/2006 « Last Edit: Mar 13th, 2006, 11:30pm by anonymous_guy2 » Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #5 on: Apr 2nd, 2006, 1:27am » Quote Modify YSW, Lamma Island D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 01/04/2006 « Last Edit: Apr 4th, 2006, 6:33am by anonymous_guy2 » Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #6 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 5:27am » Quote Modify Greater Coucal [Centropus sinensis]   D200 w/Nikkor 70-200mm w/1.7 Lamma Island, Hong Kong 12/08/2006 Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis Etta BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 993 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #7 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 1:49pm » Quote Modify on Apr 2nd, 2006, 1:27am, anonymous_guy2 wrote: YSW, Lamma Island D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 01/04/2006   An impressive close up shot!   Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #8 on: Sep 1st, 2006, 7:01am » Quote Modify Immature Greater Coucal basking in the early morning sun...... D200 w/70-200mm + 1:7 Lamma Island 25/08/2006 Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis Cassie BBS Member BBS Newbie I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 2 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #9 on: Sep 10th, 2006, 1:28am » Quote Modify on Apr 2nd, 2006, 1:27am, anonymous_guy2 wrote: YSW, Lamma Island D70s w/Nikkor 300mm F/4 01/04/2006   wow! very nice! Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #10 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 6:01am » Quote Modify Nikon D200 W/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G 2006/10/07 13:49:54.8 Focal Length: 86mm Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern 1/125 sec - F/7.1 Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV Sensitivity: ISO 200 Optimize Image: Normal White Balance: Auto AF Mode: AF-C Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis johnallcock BBS Member BBS Senior Member     Posts: 66 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #11 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 2:29pm » Quote Modify The posting on the 1st Sept (photo taken 25 Aug)appears to show a juvenile Lesser Coucal rather than Greater.   Note the pale face, chestnut on the crown, streaked (rather than barred) appearance to the upperparts, dark back, relatively short bill and dark (grey) eye.   Juvenile Greater Coucal is generally rather similar to adults but with white barring the the black feathers (and of course dark barring on the wings)   Note that adult Lesser Coucals moult into a brown, streaked plumage (similar to the juveniles) during the winter but would not show barring on the wings. « Last Edit: Oct 11th, 2006, 2:30pm by johnallcock » Logged Neil BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 498 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #12 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 3:38pm » Quote Modify Guy, well done on the Lesser, Neil. Logged anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #13 on: Oct 14th, 2006, 5:26pm » Quote Modify on Oct 11th, 2006, 2:29pm, johnallcock wrote: The posting on the 1st Sept (photo taken 25 Aug)appears to show a juvenile Lesser Coucal rather than Greater.   Note the pale face, chestnut on the crown, streaked (rather than barred) appearance to the upperparts, dark back, relatively short bill and dark (grey) eye.   Juvenile Greater Coucal is generally rather similar to adults but with white barring the the black feathers (and of course dark barring on the wings)   Note that adult Lesser Coucals moult into a brown, streaked plumage (similar to the juveniles) during the winter but would not show barring on the wings. Thanks John. Is nice to get a Lesser when you think you've got a Greater. Got what I thought was a Lesser last year in the same spot (Lowland) but everybody told me was a Greater......... so this could be my first Lesser. I'll repost it under Lesser. Thanks once again. Another shot of the Greater from last week...   « Last Edit: Oct 14th, 2006, 5:42pm by anonymous_guy2 » Logged Your inability to tolerate my ambiguity is compounding your neurosis anonymous_guy2 BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 209 Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island) « Reply #14 on: Oct 14th, 2006, 5:44pm » Quote Modify And another..... 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