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Posted by Colin Preston on June 20, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Cuckoo
Taken on North Uist it was being mobbed by a Meadow Pipit.I missed the shot with the Pipit but my friend got it.Taken from the car.
Nikon D2X
Nikkor 500mm F4P
ISO200
Posted by Mike Acreman on June 20, 2009 at 3:31 PM
cracking shot
Posted by Paul Hobson on June 20, 2009 at 3:48 PM
super stuff colin, very impresive

Paul
Posted by John Robinson on June 20, 2009 at 3:59 PM
That's a gem !
Love the detail and light underneath too !
John
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM
very impresive Colin.

Phil.

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Posted by keith mitchell on June 20, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Hi Colin
Now this is really superb!!!!!
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Keith.
Posted by Richard Peters on June 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Very nicely done! Great light and detail in this :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on June 20, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Hi Colin,

Top drawer shot. Very very nice, no nits from me, just pure class.

Regards

Rob
Posted by David Sewell on June 20, 2009 at 5:42 PM
I wish my "missed" shots were one tenth as good as this.

David

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on June 20, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Lovely :toast:







Ian
Posted by Scott Tilley on June 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM
One of the best shots of a cuckoo I've seen :toast:

Scott
Posted by Matt Cole on June 21, 2009 at 3:24 AM
what a beauty! Great shot Colin.

Matt
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 21, 2009 at 4:34 AM
Cracking shot Colin - the perch must be the tallest wood on the island :toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on June 21, 2009 at 4:36 AM
Super sharp - lovely capture :toast:
Posted by Colin Pickett on June 21, 2009 at 6:19 AM
Very envious would love to have one of these in my files.

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Posted by jack chapman on June 21, 2009 at 6:25 AM
cracking shot the pose is great, i'm guessing the shot you refer to your friend getting was the winner of birds in action in IWP 2005, just had a look and the perch is the same
Posted by Colin Preston on June 21, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Your right Jack.
Posted by Tom Smit on June 21, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Great shot of this very shy bird. I never managed to frame one myself.
Well done.
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Posted by Tim Munsey on June 21, 2009 at 12:02 PM
A very striking shot, well taken.

Tim
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 21, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Great shot of this beautiful bird. Well done! :smile:
Posted by Liam Pauling on June 21, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Great shot Colin, love the pose!


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Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 21, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Beautiful shot, that eye is something else!

Lewis.
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Posted by Michael Southcott on June 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM
What a superb image, simply stunning ..........
Posted by Ray on June 21, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Right out of the top draw, a quite superb portrait.
Posted by Fran French on June 22, 2009 at 1:27 AM
An image that everyone dreams of, super stuff.

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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 22, 2009 at 2:09 AM
Excellent Collin a real cracker. :toast:


Major
Posted by Marcus Conway on June 22, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Absolutely fantastic shot! Well done
Posted by Ian Mason on June 22, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Wonderful shot! I've been hearing cuckoos regularly and have seen a few, but never got anywhere near them.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 24, 2009 at 9:38 AM
That is a belter.
Posted by Craig Jones on June 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Beautiful shot, very nice :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on July 12, 2009 at 5:41 PM
They don't come any better than this - love it!

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Posted by Paul Gibbs on July 13, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Very nice, lovely perch and background, the detail is spot on.
Posted by Justin on July 13, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Superb :toast: :toast: