Asian koel (Female): Eudynamys scolopaceus

Asian koel (Female): Eudynamys scolopaceus

 

Asian koel: Eudynamys scolopaceus ; Hindi: Koel; Sanskrit: Kakpusht; Telugu: Kokila.

 

She's a cuckoo, and a very real cuckoo. Story-tellers write about how it lays its egg in somebody else's nest. In India, usually the Jungle crow's or House crow's nest. Has a shrill Kik Kik Kik call, can be hoarser like a crow, and cannot sing like its male counterpart.

 

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.