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03-FEB-2009

Large Hawk-cuckoo

Pha Gluay Mai campsite, Khao Yai NP, Thailand

When carrying down the gear to the scene behind the showers I walked into this large Cuckoo which took flight and landed in a tree not too far away. I first thought it was a sparrowhawk but when I got a look at him in the camera I saw it was a Cuckoo. It supposed to be a shy bird but I could get fairly close to him for a couple of pictures.

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon EF 1.4xII
1/250s f/8 at 840mm iso400 full exif

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Sonja Ross08-Feb-2009 23:29
Interesting - do they parasitise other birds nests?
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