Horsefield's Bronze-Cuckoo

[Rob Drummond]

This cuckoo lobbed into the reed beds while I was chasing some reed-warblers. It caused quite a kerfuffle and was harrassed by the warblers and a Little Grassbird

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500/f4

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ISO 400 f/6.3 1/1600 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

[Colin Driscoll]

Must've been a pleasant surprise Rob as these birds are generally hard to get up in the foliage. Pity it landed right beside that tuft though but a lovely shot none-the-less.

[David Fletcher]

Nice pose and diagonals Rob. Tack sharp and lovely clean bg. Well done.

[Peter Wallack]

Excellent Image and a new species for me.

[Dave Barnes]

Good capture Rob. I like the detail and the comp.
Bird could be just a tad oversharpened?
First time that I have seen the word "kerfuffle" used outside SA.

[Suzanne Huot]

A real beauty of a catch ,tack sharp,and the little tuft on his perch just shows that he is in a really natural enviroment