Greater Coucal

 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae - Centropus sinensis (Bubut Besar Asia)

A large bird that resembles a cross between a crow and a pheasant. Largely black with distinctive rusty wings, glossy underparts, a long and heavy black tail, and deep red eyes. Juveniles are much duller with white bars on the tail and underparts and variable amounts of black streaks on the wings and upperparts. Common across a range of habitats except very dense forests. Similar to Lesser Coucal, but Greater Coucal is larger with a longer bill and red eyes. Adult Greater Coucals also lack the white streaks on the wings seen on Lesser Coucal. The call is a series of deep, resonant “oop-oop-oop” notes.

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The same, the same, or is it?  What seems not to change is mere perception.

Greater Coucal

Cuculiformes - Cuculidae - Centropus sinensis (Bubut Besar Asia)

A large bird that resembles a cross between a crow and a pheasant. Largely black with distinctive rusty wings, glossy underparts, a long and heavy black tail, and deep red eyes. Juveniles are much duller with white bars on the tail and underparts and variable amounts of black streaks on the wings and upperparts. Common across a range of habitats except very dense forests. Similar to Lesser Coucal, but Greater Coucal is larger with a longer bill and red eyes. Adult Greater Coucals also lack the white streaks on the wings seen on Lesser Coucal. The call is a series of deep, resonant “oop-oop-oop” notes.

What is lost to the eyes can always be regained with an open heart.

Dimming radiancy

"Dimming radiancy"

Beyond self, detached.

 

it need not be difficult

 

a thought

creates a difference

is there one, or more?

When I take

This I learn - that nature provides in every way - when I take I return too - that the seed will turn to fruit for future ones come this way.

 

One, one

One, one
is enough
Plus and plus
Overflowing.

What has to go

What has to go
has to go,
It's Nature's
Stride on.

On solid ground

Bird moment:
On solid ground,
It's just confidence
built on faith.

Mystery

Bird moment:
Mystery
Fairy tale
Sweet wrappings
of living. 

* Lesser Coucal moulting into non-breeding plumage