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    Default Common Hawk Cuckoo

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    Sanjeev,

    Another beauty! The eye, especially the catchlight, is just right. Perfect head angle as well.

    I just wish the left side of the bg was just like the right side, but that's just being a bit picky.

    Miguel

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    Killer shot Sanjeev, although I'm not sure how I feel about the strong horizontal branch. It seems to cut the image in two. Let's see what others say. Bird is beautiful though!

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    Wonderful shot.
    Very nice looking bird.
    Great perch, nice details, and wonderful background.
    Well done.

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    Stunning bird and BKGR. Super sharp. The perch is simply too large for the bird. Head angle is good but 1 1/2 degrees more toward us would have been perfect. Love the soft light and the wonderful eye and tail.
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    I too was thinking the HA would have been better a tad more towards us. I also think flipping the camera to a vertical would have been excellent here, but I realize we do not always have the time to do so. Awesome subject, details, BG.

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    Fab bird and nicely done - pretty close for this hard species to find - impressive

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    Thanks everyone, appreciate your comments. Dan, Artie, I have just posted a vertical orientation image of this beautiful bird & the pose and HA he gave me were really nice. Do check it out and let me know what you think. its a new post as the pose was different.

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