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Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« on: Mar 11th, 2006, 7:16pm »
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This chap came to close & couldn't fit him in the frame.
Presume is a juvenile just coming into adult plumage....
 


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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #1 on: Mar 11th, 2006, 9:34pm »
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This chap came to close & couldn't fit him in the frame.
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I looks as though you need to find a Lesser Coucal, then it will fit in frame
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #2 on: Mar 12th, 2006, 9:01pm »
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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  

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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #3 on: Mar 13th, 2006, 6:23pm »
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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.
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #4 on: Mar 13th, 2006, 11:29pm »
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Thanks Bob........... forgot to photograph the feet.
 
Here's another - full frame
 

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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #6 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 5:27am »
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Greater Coucal [Centropus sinensis]

 
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #7 on: Aug 12th, 2006, 1:49pm »
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on Apr 2nd, 2006, 1:27am, anonymous_guy2 wrote:

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An impressive close up shot!  
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #8 on: Sep 1st, 2006, 7:01am »
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Immature Greater Coucal basking in the early morning sun......

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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #9 on: Sep 10th, 2006, 1:28am »
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on Apr 2nd, 2006, 1:27am, anonymous_guy2 wrote:

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wow! very nice!
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #10 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 6:01am »
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Nikon D200 W/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
2006/10/07 13:49:54.8
Focal Length: 86mm
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #11 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 2:29pm »
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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.
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #12 on: Oct 11th, 2006, 3:38pm »
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Guy, well done on the Lesser, Neil.
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #13 on: Oct 14th, 2006, 5:26pm »
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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...

 
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Re: Greater Coucal (Lamma Island)
« Reply #14 on: Oct 14th, 2006, 5:44pm »
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And another.....

Nikon D200 w/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
2006/10/07 13:48:16.4
Focal Length: 80mm
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