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Cuckoo it's seven 'o clock

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Posted by Tom Smit on May 2, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Cuckoo it's seven 'o clock
This little fellow lives in our backgarden. Most of the time we only hear him ans his family running through the dead leaves, sometimes seeing them very briefly. Yesterday he pays us a 10 minute visit and a stay in our bird feeding house (from now on mouse feeding house :) ).
His stay gives me the chance to make some picture, hope you like it.

Never know they are so small and have such long legs behind. I suppose this little one was about 4 or 5 cm (1.7 - 2 inches) excluding tail.

Exposure time 1/160 s
F-number f/5
Exposure program Aperture priority
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Focal length 195 mm
Posted by Tom Smit on May 2, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Sorry I could not resist posting this one also.
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Excellent Tom. Two very nice studies with a touch of humour as extra. Not what I expected to see. :toast:

Major
Posted by Mark Davies on May 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Hi Tom ,probably not your best wildlife pictures in your portfolio but a great story to go with them . We have a family of them living in one of my my tool boxes in my greenhouse .Glad I dont need cramps any time soon.
Posted by Brian Davis on May 2, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Hi tom, love the pics and the story of how they came about.
Posted by Justin on May 2, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Love the title :smile: and a couple of nice shots of a particularly cute looking creature.
Posted by John Robinson on May 2, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Great stuff !
I hate em. ! They dug half my peas up last night ! :frown: Cheers
johnR
Posted by Craig Jones on May 2, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Two lovely photo's and a lovely title, well done :wink: :wink: :wavey: