Thailand
Asian Koel
A large cuckoo...in China, and
Southeast Asia...a nest parasite.
Eudynamys scolopaceus
(L 15-18" Wt 67-11.5 oz)
Lumpini Park
Bangkok
11Mar2016
We will long remember its distinctive
pre-dawn call soaring over Bangkok;
the first sound heard every morning
always made us smile.
Eudynamys is Greek for good power.