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19-JUN-2014 Hank Vander Velde

20140619 353 Black-billed Cuckoo.jpg

Ottawa South

As I mentioned in my first posting of the B-b Cuckoo,( http://www.pbase.com/hankvv/image/156182705) I had been looking for a B-b Cuckoo for many years and have traveled considerable distances to find one, to no avail. Finally, this accommodating one found me. Actually, whilst looking for other birds, I heard it and I was able to track it down. It gave me several photo ops of different perches and poses to capture before it finally flew off. I and some friends have looked for this Cuckoo several times since, but to my knowledge it hasn't been seen again.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S II
1/2000s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso2000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe02-Jul-2014 20:22
Fantastic fine and great capture.
Chris Spracklen01-Jul-2014 21:41
Superb photo of this elegant bird, Hank.
Stephanie01-Jul-2014 20:45
Congrats to you on finding this "lifer"! Beautiful capture of this charming bird! I love the red ring around its eye! :)
Catherine 01-Jul-2014 15:49
Looks like this bird is in an exclusive set of rarely seen by humans.
Colin Storey01-Jul-2014 12:42
Fantastic image of it Hank.
Claude Gagnon01-Jul-2014 11:46
Very nice work to get these beautiful shots :))
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal01-Jul-2014 06:44
Wat een prachtige vogel en mooi vrij.
Bryan Murahashi01-Jul-2014 05:13
Nice catch of this beautiful accommodating bird. V
Tom Munson01-Jul-2014 02:23
Terrific image, Hank. That is a beautiful bird.
Jean D01-Jul-2014 01:55
Incredible find and certainly great to have had the opportunity to get various poses. Well done, Hank. ~V
hayl01-Jul-2014 00:18
A wonderful reward for all your effort.
Doug Griffith30-Jun-2014 23:04
Beautiful shot of this elusive bird, Hank; and nice to have the wealth of different BGs.
Jim Coffman30-Jun-2014 22:38
Another fine capture of this illusive bird,Hank...
bill friedlander30-Jun-2014 22:31
The light is terrific and the tail on this guy is remarkable! V
Char30-Jun-2014 20:56
An excellent capture of this beautiful and graceful looking fellow, Hank!\/
Zeeby30-Jun-2014 20:52
Excellent! V
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