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Cuckoo

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Posted by Guy Rogers on May 2, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Cuckoo
Canon 40D, Sigma 300-800mm F8, 1/400 ss + 1/2, iso 200, Tripod, Cable release.
Posted by Craig Nash on May 2, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Lucky you for getting so close. Is it full frame or a crop. Either way a nice image and the fact he is looking directly at you.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 2, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Classic Cuckoo pose, I had one similar to this opposite the bay i was shooting at the other day and could here him today as well-shame he was 100 mtrs+ away-Very nice sharp image-good eye contact-like it and wish it was mine

Dave :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 2, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Hello Craig.

Thanks for your comment. The image is cropped, from the 10 m pixels I still have 7.2 m left. :wavey:
Posted by Daniel Read on May 2, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Great shot of a very hard to see bird :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 2, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Winner hands down Guy :toast:

That's one rare shot you've taken - well done and I am as jealous as a jealous thing :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on May 2, 2008 at 3:00 PM
that's a lovely shot of a rarely seen bird.

Matt
Posted by Rob Howard on May 2, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Hi Guy,

Heard a local one to me for over a week now, but it is staying well out of reach. This is a top drawer shot. Sharp, good comp and colours all spot on!

Excellent work

Rob
Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 2, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Great shot Guy and well done for getting such a difficult bird :toast: :toast:

Dave
Posted by Andy Bate on May 2, 2008 at 4:15 PM
great shot and add me to the jealous list!!!!
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 2, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Yeah nice one Guy.... add me too :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 2, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Great shot !
Is this using tape playback or not ?

Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 2, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Hello John.

No tape playback. A friend had told me about this one and that it used the same perch alot. So it was just a case of sit and watch. And he was right it did come back, I got five shots before he saw me hidding and then was gone. :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 2, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Cracking shot!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Thomas on May 3, 2008 at 3:51 AM
Super shot of a bird that's hard to see let alone photograph.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 3, 2008 at 5:28 AM
Great shot of a bird I have heard but never seen,very envious

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Posted by John Chapman on May 3, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Great shot Guy.
John :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on May 3, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Very good shot, Guy with an artistic quality about it too.
Posted by David Taylor on May 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Not heard one in this area for twenty years. :frown: Great to see at least one is still around. :jump: Excellent.

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Posted by Paul Inglis on May 4, 2008 at 6:46 AM
Hi Guy,

Fantastic image!
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Posted by Magnus Hird on May 5, 2008 at 5:18 AM
Nice shot, like others I don't think I've ever seen one either :smile:
Posted by eric weight on May 5, 2008 at 5:37 AM
I am sure that we often miss these because they look so like kestrels in flight. This is just superb.

:toast: :toast: Eric