Beautiful bird and pose Bill. Nice perch and background. Rain drops look nice. The bird face's looks a little soft on my screen, easy fix. Thank you for sharing.
Love this setting and the pose. The colors are really nice against the dark BG. I agree with a bit more sharpening on the face. Cool perch too. Glad it was a good trip. TFS
Hi Bill, great sighting here, and I like the wing stretch and calling pose. I do like the inclusion of the falling rain.
They say when you hear these guys calling, it is about to rain, and funnily enough your image shows this perfectly. We have a resident in our Garden but it is a Burchell's Coucal, and we often hear him calling - unmistakable sound. Have I got an image of him - nope, as they are very skittish and hide deep inside the thick bushes in our garden.