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08-JAN-2007

IMG_4990-600x800.jpg

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Habitat - Fairly common in lowland forest.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, gimbal head/tripod]

Canon EOS 20D
1/80s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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romy ocon10-Jan-2007 04:49
I could do with a better pose and head turn, but this capture of a shy endemic drongo-cuckoo was not easy to execute - the bird prefers to stay in the understorey where its dark plumage is a nightmare to expose well.
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