cuckoo

cuckoo

'Colin' taken at Thursley

Cockoo endemic of La Española, common on the island

Not an uncommon bird in eastern U.S., but not easy to find or photograph. They love to stay in the shadows, in dark forested areas, and often sit quite still. I hear them more often than I see them - but this one fortunately picked a shady perch that I was still able to photograph - though not...

Black-billed Cuckoo at Heisey Road Orchard

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp.: Chrysididae) Ca. 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long. Photographed on green poinsettia.

Have a great weekend y'all...Stay safe.

Cuckoo

Delighted To Hear This Cuckoo Birders, On The Highest Stick Ever, Well Distant But Delighted Hope You Like Our Effort

Guira Cuckoos (Guira guira)

Not a great shot, but I do like to hear them as much as I do like to see them. I sat for ages just listening to it.

Quite a few Cuckoo's around at the moment but I'm only seeing and hearing males. This one was calling all morning yesterday with no sign of any females around. Bit worrying.

Really happy with this Cuckoo....image not brilliant but at 125 metres using 75 zoom and IPhone. I was focusing on a Hobby and this Cuckoo took its place.

Unfortunately not so common now.It is one of my favourite birds and is one of the highlights of the year for me to hear them calling let alone photographing one.I have had glimpses of this beauty over the last week or so but he was never around longing enough to photograph...until yesterday...

Look at that beautiful bronze-green colour!

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Lurking in the dappled shade at about 600m elevation. Many thanks to Grahame Walbridge for correcting my previous mis-identification.

Female. Ssp peninsularis

Male. Ssp peninsularis

This fellow hung around for a long time but refused to move to a good position for a photograph!