Pheasant Coucal.

[Scotty45]

These guys have limited flying ability, spending most of their time on the ground around sugar cane fields, where they find refuge when threatened. But I caught this guy out of his comfort zone, & he flew into a tree when I came along & surprised him.
They are closely related to Cuckoos, but are the only ones that build their own nests, & raise their young themselves......

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[Oztours]

Want to go back and get some more of them? They are magnificent when they spread their wings and tail feathers, sadly I don't have any photos.

 

[Scotty45]

That's the only shot I have. I see heaps of them up north, but they are too shy & too quick to disappear into the sugar cane.

 

[Callie]

Great find, Scotty! I think I might have caught a glimpse of one on the road from QLD to NSW but could not stop. But he is still on my list to find!

 

[Scotty45]

Great find, Scotty! I think I might have caught a glimpse of one on the road from QLD to NSW but could not stop. But he is still on my list to find!

Sometimes a glimpse is all you get Callie .