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'Little' Cuckoo


'Little' Cuckoo
Photo Information
Copyright: Elroyie David (elroyie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 104 N: 1519] (6403)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400 IS L, Kenko Pro 300 1.4x Teleconvert
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-23 15:08
Viewed: 1290
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a little fellow of the Great Spotted Cuckoo.
It is emazing to see that this Cuckoo is raised by Hooded Crow, it looks very different but this is a fact, unfortunatly I didn't succeed to catch the Cuckoo with the Crow, but I saw the crow feeding this Cuckoo and taking care of it.
I must say that those little Cuckoos drove the Crow crazy with their screamings... :)
The differences between the little cuckoo to the adult are:
1. It has more contrasty colours, the back is darker and the front is more red.
2. The crest is not seen.
3. The eye-ring is in red tones.
4. It is hanging around with the crow... :)

You can see full description in my former post Great Spotted Cuckoo.

In this picture I had direct afternoon sun light on the little Cuckoo and it helped with the details and colours.
AndyB, PDP, marhowie, rlortie, manyee, suleesia, coasties, hummingbird24, christophe has marked this note useful
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beautiful shot! TFS!

What a stunning bird Elroyie, I had not realised there were other types of cuckoo , simply a good image TFS

Great pic, I like the pale background and the dark sharp bird. Ori

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  • urban Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 71 W: 4 N: 79] (413)
  • [2005-05-23 15:45]

facinating birds. The photo is well exposed with great color and detail in the birds feathers.

Good work!

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  • capaci Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 55 N: 142] (1242)
  • [2005-05-23 16:01]

fantastic bird, extremly good photo.
congratulations.
TFS

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2005-05-23 18:47]

A superb capture.
Excellent composition,nice and sharp with very good DOF.
Great work,very well done.
TFS

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-05-23 18:51]

Hi Elroyie, lovely composition and great looking bird. The DOF is perfect and I like the BG, very well done.

Tack sharp with a perfect pose, composition and background. Very well done Elroyie.

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2005-05-23 20:43]

Good shot, beautiful bird.TFS!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2005-05-23 20:55]

Un superbe oiseau, l'éclairage et les details sont parfaits.

Félicitations pour la prise de vue et l'éclairage.

Merci pour l'envoi.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3066 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2005-05-23 21:29]

Great shot of the bird, Elroyie. A new one for me. I really liked your notes. Thanks for the explanation. Very sharp image with great composition. TFS. : )

excellent capture, no doubt!!! good composition and background. Clear and sharp. A minor point to make, would have been greater if it shows the side wing a little more.

Beautiful picture, Elroyie.
Very well composed, nice POV, colours and great details.
Excellent work.

Very long tail on this charachter Elroyie. Stunning shot. Excellent POV. Tack sharp. Very nice composition. Thanks.

Fantastic looking bird Elroyie! Sharp with great details and colors..Really enjoyed your note, especially the part about the "little cuckoos drove the crow crazy" part.. Made me smile. Great post, Very well done!

This is very good.
Sharp and nice color.

Excellent image with great composition and OOF background. Great detail and colours. Its a great piece of photography.

What a wonderful story, and lovely photo of this cuckoo, Elroyie. Great composition with perfect lighting, detail, color, and BG.
Well done and thank you for sharing it with us.

Beau cadrage, et bonne profondeur de champ
Amicalement Christophe

This is a great picture, with a very nice pose. Well done.
P.S. My picture looks better after your work on it. Thanks.

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