The Deceptive Call
Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius
ABOUT THE PHOTO
That fierce orange-ringed eye and grey-barred build often fool people into thinking this is a small hawk — it's not. It's actually a cuckoo, and its name comes from its loud, repetitive call that locals say sounds like it's shouting "brain-fever, brain-fever" with rising intensity through hot summer days.
CAMERA
Nikon Z 8 /
Nikon NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S
FIELD DATA
LOCATION
Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India
CATEGORY
Lofty Flights & Perfect Perches
SETTINGS
600mm | f/6.3 | 1/1600 sec | ISO 500
