Go Guira Cuckoo

[windoze]

http://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/17121664-L.jpg
not an eagle, not a heron, not a egret .... just a cuckoo bird

troy

[4labs]

http://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/17121664-L.jpg
not an eagle, not a heron, not a egret .... just a cuckoo bird

troy I love this shot Troy! Where was it taken?

[wxwax]

Very nice! Super sharp, lovely exposure and bokeh. Nice work!

[Steve Cavigliano]

Another super bird shot Troy :thumb :thumb A very nice looking and colorful bird too.


Really good exposure, great detail, nice and sharp, really pleasing contrast.....geeze Troy, you didn't leave us anything to criticize :lol My only feedback would be to consider cropping a little off the top and right side. That would put his eye in (or close to) the upper right "third" of the frame.

Thanks for sharing this one,
Steve

BTW, what lens did you use for this one? 100-400mm?

[windoze]

Thanx Steve!!!
I believe this was with the 70-200 f2.8 for as i remember its very dark in that "world of "birds"..... the guira cuckoo has real nice large eyes to focus on.....

troy



Another super bird shot Troy :thumb :thumb A very nice looking and colorful bird too.


Really good exposure, great detail, nice and sharp, really pleasing contrast.....geeze Troy, you didn't leave us anything to criticize :lol My only feedback would be to consider cropping a little off the top and right side. That would put his eye in (or close to) the upper right "third" of the frame.

Thanks for sharing this one,
Steve

BTW, what lens did you use for this one? 100-400mm?

[windoze]

Thanx Sid!!!




Very nice! Super sharp, lovely exposure and bokeh. Nice work!

[windoze]

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
Brazil

A scruffy looking bird, the Guira Cuckoo has a rufous crest and orange-yellow bill and eye.

The first photo was taken early one morning and catches the cuckoos about to leave their overnight roost. They will often roost in groups and huddle together for warmth on cold nights.
They are found in open, scrubby areas in southern South America and are one of the species that actually benefits from deforestation.

They not only roost in groups but also feed in groups on the ground eating insects, frogs, eggs, etc.. They even nest in groups. Several females will lay eggs in the same communal nest where there might be 10 eggs. Despite carrying the cuckoo name, they are rarely recorded as brood parasites.


This one was taken at the Bronx Zoo in NYC.... Thanx for the comment!!!

troy



I love this shot Troy! Where was it taken?