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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

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May 14, 2024
Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo

A Large Hawk-Cuckoo about 100 metres away. A Brown-eared Bulbul was perched nearby, which made the size of the Large Hawk-Cuckoo stand out all the more. True to its status as the largest of Japan's cuckoos, it was about the same size as a Large-billed Crow.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-1
Focal Length
840.0 mm
Aperture
F10.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/250 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
6.9 m
Date & Time Taken
May 11, 2024, 12:24 p.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

May 11, 2024 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
28.8 / 24.3 ℃
Total precipitation
0.00 mm
Max wind speed
4.17 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Pied Cuckoo