Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus
Canon 800mm f8 for 1/1000th @ iso400
Cuckoos arrive in the UK around late March and into April - year on year one or two stop off around the Moore Nature Reserve area. This shot was taken from the bottom field by the Birchwood Pool with the bird sitting on top of the trees which border the meadow and on to the dog walking field.
Later that year whilst out watching the Barn Owls Ian and I were pleasantly surprised to have a juvenile Cuckoo land on some bulrushes' right in front of where we were stood. The Barn Owls continued hunting the mice and voles of the meadow whilst we concentrated on the Cuckoo which although was close was sitting into the sun which meant lots of mucking about with exposure settings as it moved to been the various reeds seeking out Cinnabar caterpillars.
Cuckoos arrive in the UK around late March and into April - year on year one or two stop off around the Moore Nature Reserve area. This shot was taken from the bottom field by the Birchwood Pool with the bird sitting on top of the trees which border the meadow and on to the dog walking field.
Later that year whilst out watching the Barn Owls Ian and I were pleasantly surprised to have a juvenile Cuckoo land on some bulrushes' right in front of where we were stood. The Barn Owls continued hunting the mice and voles of the meadow whilst we concentrated on the Cuckoo which although was close was sitting into the sun which meant lots of mucking about with exposure settings as it moved to been the various reeds seeking out Cinnabar caterpillars.