Finally managed to get some decent shots of one of my
favourite bird's- The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus). There's
just something about this bird that is so intriguing- Is it it's echoic
song?..It's poetic voice?...It's sharp look?..The haunting red eye?...The
elusive female?..It's parasitic nature?..The male's constant koo-Oooo or the
female's kik-kik-kik?..Is it irate or just koooooing away or calling out to
it's mate?...The way it opens it's yellow beak and call's out in a shrill voice
as though if we didn't listen to it right now then we'd be doomed!?...I
honestly don't know but it just has this innate quality that draws you to it!
It's quite difficult to spot as it tends to sit still most of the time and it's
call is the only give away. Even more difficult to spot is the female because
of it's plumage and they do seem like a little shy to me to come out in the
open when compared to the male. But finally today I saw the female for the
second time (the first time I didn't even know it was the female till I poked
into my field guide later) and managed to get a shot of both the male and
female together.
Here's to my ode to the Koel........
Asian Koel Male
Had taken this shot way back....
Asian Koel Female
Both Male & Female
A bonus pic I clicked just after the female flew away - or maybe it's elusiveness had rubbed off me by then!
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