Bidadari 23Mar15

From Con

After a bit of a sad start to the day, I went to Bidadari hopping that the LHC without the rufous wash was still around. It took a long time searching for it, but I was in luck and it was still there and I managed to get some photos. Previous LHC that I’ve photographed both adult and juvenile had a rufous wash around the neck and upper breast, but this one does not. However it most certainly is a LHC, it is visibly larger and flies like an LHC with stronger wing beats and much greater distance of flight than either MHC or HHC. It was rather skittish and would not allow close approach, but still I got useable photos.

A photo guide to the ID of Large Hawk Cuckoos