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  1. Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Juvenile. Rare non-breeding visitor to Singapore. Settings: 1458mm ISO100 1/25s f/6.6 0EV.
  2. Indian Cuckoo

    Indian Cuckoo

    Juvenile. Common winter visitor/passage migrant to Singapore. Settings: 1458mm ISO400 1/100s 0EV.
  3. Drongo Cuckoo

    Drongo Cuckoo

    Juvenile. Uncommon winter visitor/passage migrant to Singapore. Settings: 1458mm ISO400 1/160s f/6.6 0EV.
  4. Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

  5. Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    The latest star bird in Bidadari.
  6. Pied Cuckoo

    Pied Cuckoo

  7. Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

    Juvenile. Rare non-breeding visitor to Singapore. Settings: 1458mm ISO100 1/40s f/6.6 0EV. Not easily distinguishable in the field from the uncommon Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo which is also a winter visitor to Singapore. Key identification features are (1) evenly spread tail-band and (2) generally...
  8. Just Yellow

    Just Yellow

    A shot of the Yellow Billed Cuckoo. It was a good time watching and listening to him.
  9. Guira Cuckoo

    Guira Cuckoo

  10. Cuckoo in the mist!

    Cuckoo in the mist!

  11. Cuckoo in the mist!

    Cuckoo in the mist!

    I watched this bird through the thick mist for quite a while. It was hopping down into the heather & catching Caterpillars of the Oak Eggar Moth, then sitting with them dangling like this out of its beak for ages, before finally swallowing them. I understand that some of these hairy...
  12. Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Short Video: Knocklayde Cuckoo ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy86zVVuZNg
  13. Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Three today from my day at Rye Harbour with BF's Mick Harris...A distant shot here, but it'll do for now.
  14. CUCKOO (GREY)

    CUCKOO (GREY)

    Heard the distinctive Cuckoo whilst walking through a busy local picnic site - it appeared in a small tree directly ahead of me. not the greatest photo but I had no cover and rather than approach the Cuckoo I took a few photos from where I stood. Luckily I had my Nikon V1 with 1.4x TC and...
  15. Cuckoo Flight

    Cuckoo Flight

    Second of my birds with horizontal bars on their chest - a Cuckoo from last weekend. It's only one bird - too far away for a decent photo, so I've stitched three consecutive shots together to fill the space :) Cheers, James.
  16. Striped Cuckoo

    Striped Cuckoo

    Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia excellens) Four subspecies have been described while two are placed in synonymy leaving two that are recognized. Only subspecies excellens is mapped for Panama. Sexes similar. Photographed south of Anton towards the Pacific Ocean, Cocl Province, Panama. Pacific...
  17. Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Juvenile)

    Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Juvenile)

  18. Cuckoo Bee

    Cuckoo Bee

    Cuckoo Bee (Triepeolus grandis: Apidae) These bees range from 1.0-1.7 cm (0.39-0.67 in) long. Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Watered...
  19. Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo

    Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo

    Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) This striking Puerto Rican endemic was easily found and observed but getting a picture of it in the open eluded me. Not that I did not have opportunity, I was just too slow (lol). Photographed at Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve with a spring...
  20. Mangrove Cuckoo

    Mangrove Cuckoo

    Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) Photographed in Cambalache State Forest east of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, USA. Limestone hills dominated by a mesic mixed hardwood/palm forest at 5-50 m (16-164 ft) elevation.
  21. Asian Emerald Cuckoo

    Asian Emerald Cuckoo

    First-winter male. Uncommon winter visitor to Thailand. Settings: 1458mm ISO100 1/250s f/6.6 0EV.
  22. Plaintive Cuckoo

    Plaintive Cuckoo

    Juvenile. Common resident breeder of Thailand. Settings: 1458mm ISO400 1/100s f/6.6 +1.3EV.
  23. Plaintive Cuckoo

    Plaintive Cuckoo

  24. Oriental Cuckoo

    Oriental Cuckoo

    Adult. Rare winter visitor/passage migrant to Singapore. Settings: 1200mm ISO160 1/25s f/2.5 1EV.
  25. Cuckoo Wasp

    Cuckoo Wasp

    Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp.: Chrysididae) This Cuckoo Wasp is ca. 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long and was found nectaring on Cowpen daisy (Verbesina encelioides) . Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft)...
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