Pheasant Coucal
by Maryse Jansen
Title
Pheasant Coucal
Artist
Maryse Jansen
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Pheasant Coucal is a very interesting bird and looks a bit like a crossing between a pheasant and a cuckoo. Like pheasants it has a long tail and is mainly a ground-dwelling bird. They can fly short distances but appear a bit clumsy. Unlike cuckoos, coucals build their own nest and raise their own young. Their feathers come in black and reddish-brown, patterned with speckles, streaks and bars in cream, brown and black shades. The eye is red. They can be found in long grass woodlands in northern and eastern Australia. Pheasant Coucals feed on large insects, frogs, lizards, eggs and young birds. This one is proudly carrying a cicada in it’s beak! It’s perched on a Casuarina Tree, also known as She-oak. Taken in south-east Queensland, Australia.
Thank you to the following groups on Fine Art America for featuring this image on their home page:
Fine Art America Professionals 12-16-2021
Fine Art Exploration Photography 12-16-2021
Australia In Pictures 12-16-2021
Beautiful Birds 12-16-2021
What's New 12-16-2021
Five Star Artist 01-14-2022
animals, birds, wildlife, Australia, Australian birds, Queensland, Pheasant Coucal, large birds, wild birds, fauna, Centropus phasianinus, perched, casuarina, she-oak, tree, cicada, insect, green, blue
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December 15th, 2021
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Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful photo of a Pheasant Coucal peeking out of evergreen needles with great pose, perspective, and composition! Congratulations on your feature by Johanna in her Five Star Artist group! F/L