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Juvenile Shining Cuckoo
quicksand

Juvenile Shining Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)

Juvenile Shining Cuckoo
It sat calling while the warbler 'parents' flew back and forward with food
Habitat
Bush Margin
Location
Whitford, Auckland, New Zealand
Date taken
Feb 2014
Scientific name
Chrysococcyx lucidus
Equipment used
Canon 5D Mk III Canon 100 - 400 1.4x III
Wow!!! Very well done for getting a photograph of a Shinning Cuckoo, lovely capture!!!!!
Dick.
 
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That's a super picture you've taken of this young cuckoo!!

I've now uploaded it to The Opus article - many thanks for sharing him with us Quicksand.
 

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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