Cuckoo (juv) - Cuculus canorus
Canon 800mm f6.3 for 1/160th @ iso800
Whilst out on Lunt Meadows with Ian in search of Barn Owl this juvenile Cuckoo literally plonked itself down near enough right in front of us. Whilst there was a small amount of light in the sky for owl photography the sun having dipped below the horizon presented a few difficulties in terms of photographing this bird.
The bird flew off to feed on Cinnabar caterpillars these caterpillars with their distinctive yellow and black colour pattern can be found on Ragwort, eventually they turn into the Cinnabar Moth.
Earlier in the year an adult Cuckoo was at Moore Nature Reserve for a day or so, very mobile but did stop once or twice long enough to enable a photograph.
Whilst out on Lunt Meadows with Ian in search of Barn Owl this juvenile Cuckoo literally plonked itself down near enough right in front of us. Whilst there was a small amount of light in the sky for owl photography the sun having dipped below the horizon presented a few difficulties in terms of photographing this bird.
The bird flew off to feed on Cinnabar caterpillars these caterpillars with their distinctive yellow and black colour pattern can be found on Ragwort, eventually they turn into the Cinnabar Moth.
Earlier in the year an adult Cuckoo was at Moore Nature Reserve for a day or so, very mobile but did stop once or twice long enough to enable a photograph.