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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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