Cuckoo Cool-down 2

Gallery: AvianPosted August 6, 20152,464 views5 comments

One more of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo. This time mid-morning in some softer light, & a wings forward pose..

Also some have some yellow lantana that came into the frame, along side this small run-off stream from our pond.

F/8, 1/400th, ISO 640, 5DM2, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext. around 9:00am & natural light.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on August 6, 2015 at 4:49 PM

Awesome image of a hard to get species. I believe surveys indicate around 30 pairs in all of California.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on August 6, 2015 at 6:49 PM

Love everything about it, especially the position of the wings. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 7, 2015 at 5:43 PM

Another beauty, Howard. I like the way the lines of htis one work with the wings and the rocks. The detail in the larger image is superb.

devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 7, 2015 at 9:33 PM

I like the soft light in this one Howard and nice wing position.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 11, 2015 at 8:09 PM

Really like the wing position Howard, excellent shot as usual! Ray

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