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Asian koel (Male): Eudynamys scolopaceus

Asian koel (Male): Eudynamys scolopaceus
 
Asian koel: Eudynamys scolopaceus ; Hindi: Koel; Sanskrit: Kuhukantth; Telugu: Kokila.
 
He's a cuckoo but a very melodious one. Poets have waxed lyrical on his song which goes kuhu kuhu, sometimes drawn out, kuOoo kuOoo.
 
Photographed at Central Ridge, New Delhi, India on 28.4.2013
Camera used: Nikon D5100 DSLR with AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm VR Lens.
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