White-browed Coucal

[Bill Dix]

We had a few partially rainy days in Botswana, but shooting from beneath the roof of the Land Cruiser offered some interesting shots.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 500mm; ISO 2000, 1/1600s @ f/6.3 manual.

[John Mack]

Love shots that show rain. Really like the perch and the drenched look on the bird.

[Juan Tolentino]

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.

[Alex Becker]

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

[Mike Poole]

I like this a lot Bill, the calling pose and the rain drops add a lot to the shot

Mike

[Stu Bowie]

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.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for looking and commenting. Interesting, Stu, that he foretells the rain; I guess this proves it.

I can see that the head needs a bit of selective sharpening. I'll go back and make the change.