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I was following a Gray Catbird today and noticed this bird a little deeper in the trees. If I had seen those eyes I would have stayed in that area and tried to get a better shot. I tried my Sibley Guide but no luck.
I'll have to get back out there tomorrow and try again. Some type of dove maybe ?
Thanks in advance.
Hanson MA 6/1/13 6:11 AM
D800 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 and 2xTC
F/5.6
ISO 2200
1/640
http://c6bill.smugmug.com/Nature/Bir...NEF_8413-L.jpg
Looks to be an adult Black-billed Cuckoo to me. Nice!
Hi Bill- Great to see a Black-billed Cuckoo. They are not common. There are two cuckoos in the northeast and they look quite similar. General appearance is of a fairly big bird, white below, dark buff above, slightly hunched look, long tail with light spots on the tips of the tail feathers if you get a chance to see it, thin, decurved bill.
Thanks guys !!!
I'm going to see if I can find him again later today :)
