A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

[Ross the fiddler]

It was a hotKoel (a migratory type of cuckoo, leaving it's egg in another's nest).


A crop of the following.



At first it was hard to see at all.




More are here. http://fourthirds-user.com/galleries...00/ppuser/3852

EDIT: Also, here is the adult male Eastern Koel taken earlier. These birds are considered a noisy nuisance by a lot of people because they can be heard calling though the night during their mating time & then the juvenile makes continuous cheeps expecting to be fed by the forced adopted parents, usually much smaller then they are, but at least the Koels make interesting photographic subjects.

[Wee man]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Nice shots, never knew these existed, thanks for posting.

Wee Man

[Phill D]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Ditto Ed's comments, never heard of a Koel either.

[OM USer]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Not surprisingly I've never come across these before. Thanks for the fine shots.

[Beagletorque]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Spot on shots Ross, super sharp too. Nice to see something new.

[David M]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Nice shots, never knew these existed, thanks for posting.

Wee Man

What Ed said, a new species for me also.

[Ross the fiddler]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

Thanks for all the comments. I've also added a photo of the adult male Eastern Koel in the first post as well. Like other species (Bower bird, European Black Bird etc) the male is black.

[Olybirder]

Re: A Juvenile Koel on a hot day.

That's a very interesting looking bird Ross. I, too, have never heard of them. Good shots, thanks for posting.

Ron