Yellow-billed cuckoo

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited May 31, 2011 in Wildlife
What an elusive bird! I usually only have the chance to see them flying high in the trees but a week ago I was birding my area, actually chasing dickcissels, when some movement low to the ground in a ditch just across a small farm road in front of a huge cattle ranch caught my attention. Low and behold it was a yellow-billed cuckoo in the thistle. It then immediately noticed that I was looking at it so it took off but the trees were not very large in the this ditch so I had the chance to get a few shots. Turns out there were actually two there but I believe this is the same one in all frames.

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The white in the background is actually a huge building housing farm equipment and it also houses a metallurgic type company that makes large metal frames for industry.
Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2011
    Good captures of an elusive subject. You made the most out of that op Stephen. thumb.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    Good captures of an elusive subject. You made the most out of that op Stephen. thumb.gif


    Thanks Harry..I was excited.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2011
    Beautiful! I saw and heard my first one a couple of weeks ago when I was out with the birders at Hagerman NWR.
    Dickcissels... from the sound of them, we probably have a million at HWNR. rolleyes1.gif
    Donna

    My SmugMug
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2011
    Stephen, that is exciting! I have never seen one before! Great job of capturing the moment! Best, Pam
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2011
    dnie wrote: »
    Beautiful! I saw and heard my first one a couple of weeks ago when I was out with the birders at Hagerman NWR.
    Dickcissels... from the sound of them, we probably have a million at HWNR. rolleyes1.gif


    Thanks! I am sure there are a ton at Hagerman! :D
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2011
    Not bad at all, Stephen.

    I know how had it is to get focus when they refuse to come out of the tangle....so, well done. :D
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