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Hungry Cuckoo

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Posted by Helge Sorensen on July 27, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Hungry Cuckoo
A recently fledged Cuckoo-chick. The parent bird is a Marsh Warbler.

1D MarkIII + 500/4 + tc1.4; iso400, f5.6, 1/500
Posted by Jeroen Stel on July 27, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Wow!.. :eek:
Stunning shot and one i have been dreaming of shooting for many years!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Fran French on July 27, 2009 at 2:45 PM
An image many of us would love to have! Very nice indeed Helge, an interesting NH image with super detail and clean b/g.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 27, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Hi a very very nice image.

Phil.

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Posted by Mike Acreman on July 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM
cracking image well taken
Posted by Craig Jones on July 27, 2009 at 3:00 PM
What a brillant capture and one i'd love to get, beautiful detail in both birds, stunning shot :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Peter Edge on July 27, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Wonderful capture. Not only are the two birds nice and sharp but so is the cricket.
Superb
Pete
Posted by John Robinson on July 27, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Grand shot Helge.
Marsh Tit (sorry Warbler !!)would be good enough on its own. I do feel the stump is a little "bulky " but you can't help that . Good stuff.
JohnR
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Awesome, really like the contrasting sizes of the birds emphasising the relationship :smile:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on July 27, 2009 at 4:41 PM
That's a brilliant shot! Something I'd really like to see :toast:

Simon
Posted by Paul Hobson on July 27, 2009 at 5:07 PM
cracking piece of natural history getting all the rarer where I livem great shot

Paul
Posted by David Kjaer on July 27, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Super image Helge in lovely soft light with a great BG!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on July 27, 2009 at 5:51 PM
a smasher. :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM
:toast: :toast: Excellent. Great detail and light.
Posted by Paul Ashton on July 27, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Magical. What a cracking image.

Great detail, exposure and perfect timing.
Posted by Bob Cox on July 27, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Thats got it all !.

Bob.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 27, 2009 at 8:11 PM


It's all been said Helge and well deserved too, it's a very special shot.

Andy...
Posted by Danielle Nichol on July 28, 2009 at 12:43 AM
WoW!

enough said.

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Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 28, 2009 at 2:27 AM
Cracking image. :smile:
Posted by Tim Taylor on July 28, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Fantastic capture Helge! If that cuckoo's gape was any wider, I'd be worried it would swallow the 'parent' completely.

Tim
Posted by Tom Smit on July 28, 2009 at 4:32 AM
Great shot. I can imagine how happy you must have been. I saw this summer my first cuckoo but you got this one. Great.
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Posted by jack chapman on July 28, 2009 at 1:15 PM
great behavioural image
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Echo Jacks comment, perfect interaction :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Lee Newman on July 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM
A superb interaction image, all been said.

Lee
Posted by Nick on July 28, 2009 at 6:55 PM
An excellent image Helge.

I think that parent will be glad when that's left on it's own!