Cuckoo

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Posted by Michael John O' Ma on May 28, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Another shot from the Burren last week. Same setup as previous.

MJ

Posted by John Robinson on May 28, 2010 at 6:04 PM

Great wing/tail position on this one. Big crop I presume ?
( I had the most wonderful week on the Burren many years back. Had a grid ref for every rare flower on there !)
Cheers
JohnR

Posted by Dan Armishaw on May 28, 2010 at 6:11 PM

Good effort Michael, I like the wing position and facial on this, very well exposed too

Posted by Craig Nash on May 28, 2010 at 6:52 PM

Saw this on flickr. Nice shot. It looks as though you had great evening light. There seems to be a lot of reports of them in Ireland this year.

Posted by Paul King on May 28, 2010 at 7:27 PM

be interstng to see what a bit of fill light might do !!

Posted by Michael John O' Ma on May 29, 2010 at 4:50 AM

Cheers for the comments; John the Burren is only now coming into full flower and looking it's best - it's now a particularly big crop but I notice it seems to have a halo. I will reprocess in a while. Craig this was one of six cuckoo in a little heathland area at the edge of the Burren (four males, two females). The Burren seems to be a stronghold for them. I think the later nesting of the passerines will also help cuckoo numbers this year.

MJ

Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 29, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Quite a dramatic pose from the bird.

Posted by Paul Rosser on May 30, 2010 at 5:12 AM

Great capture, and rarely seen!
Paul.