Drongo Cuckoo

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Sewah Sawai

Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

 

Drongo Cuckoo

15th November 2014, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Drongo Cuckoo: Juvenile

30th September 2012, Kemensah , Selangor

Local Name: Sewah Sawai Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor AFS 400mm f2.8ED VR+TC20EIII The colour appears different  depending on the direction of the light.

Drongo Cuckoo

26th August 2012, , Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Sewah Sawai Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor AFS 400mm f2.8ED VR+TC20EIII There were lots of catterpillars that day which provided this Drongo Cuckoo with a hefty breakfast.

How Tight can You Go: Nikon D7000

2nd January 2011, Kemensah , Selangor

After having the D7000 for about a month and testing it in the jungle condition, I found that I’ve had to adjust my configuration slightly in order to accommodate the ‘idiosyncrasies’ of this new Nikon body. My previous setup had been a D90 with the 300mm f/4 coupled with a Nikon 1.4x teleconverter. This turned my f/4 into an f/5.6 lens. I found that the D7000, 300mm & 1.4x TC  combo would not deliver  pictures with the level of sharpness that I have been used to from the trusted D90. I tried experimenting the D7000 with just the 300mm glass (TC removed). The resulting photos showed such sharpness and clarity which I wasn’t expecting of a subject in a far distance. Just a sample from my last outing, this Drongo Cuckoo was approximately 70 ft away.   Original Photo My usual crop                                   An extremely tight crop!  The image quality is still more than acceptable.   Another thing about this  simple setup is that I’m now shooting with  a faster lens (f/4) which is good  for thicker jungle condition. I would recommend this lightweight combination to anyone interested in bird photography and do not want to  be spending  a bomb on long lenses.

I see You: Drongo Cuckoo

25th September 2010, Kemensah, Selangor

She was eyeing  every movement that I made from this high perch in case I was a threat.

Young Drongo Cuckoo

18th July 2010, Kemensah, Selangor.

Has she contracted chicken-pox? No, this is normal for a young Drongo Cockoo to have the spots which  will disappear as they mature.

Drongo or Cuckoo- Please decide.

28 June 2009, Old Pump House Road, Gohtong Jaya

Are you a Drongo or are you a Cuckoo? Well, they have decided that you are actually a Cuckoo impersonating a Drongo. This specimen is a juvenile Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris), you can tell by the spots on the body which will eventually disappear as they mature.

This bird had just caught a caterpillar and was giving it a real bashing against the tree branch before finally swallowing it.