Cuckoo

[zandy01 3,575]

1 hour ago, sussex said:

Most years we see one or two , never managed a picture that didn’t look like a blob in fog ...

zandy they are superb photos ...edited to say I looked at your photos in the link .Doubly superb .! Is that a picture of a rose finch ? 

 

 

Thank you for positive comment and taking time to look at my images - much appreciated...

 

The bird I think you're referring to is a male Redpoll which is similar in colour to Rose Finch.

[zandy01 3,575]

Thanks for all the likes and comments people, much appreciated and glad you like my photography work.

[Gilbey 1,405]

17 minutes ago, zandy01 said:

Thanks for all the likes and comments people, much appreciated and glad you like my photography work.

didn't click on the link yesterday, incredible images, got real character

[foxdropper 17,092]

Wondered who was nicking pics off me  mobile lol.

[Ratmanwan3 85]

I hear one at the back of my house every year and was only just thinking she wont be long. My mum always says,

Arrives in April , sings in May, lays eggs in June, and in July flys away.  

 

 

[Blackdog92 2,047]

12 hours ago, zandy01 said:

 

When I was photographing the Juvenile the National Trust and volunteers were there ripping out all the Ragwort (the yellow plant pictured) that the caterpillars live and feed on, apparently it has to be at least 10 meters away from any livestock...

Dont really know why....

 

 

It causes liver failure. 

[Gilbey 1,405]

23 hours ago, Ratmanwan3 said:

I hear one at the back of my house every year and was only just thinking she wont be long. My mum always says,

Arrives in April , sings in May, lays eggs in June, and in July flys away.  

 

 

ours was arrives in April, may he sings all day, changes his tune in June, and July he flys, or something like that

Edited April 7, 2018 by Gilbey

[bird 9,587]

not heard one, but i am hard of hearing  anyway  lol, but here plenty of woodpeckers  by me , here  them buggers  though   lol. 

[zandy01 3,575]

Might be of interest to some https://www.bto.org/science/migration/tracking-studies/cuckoo-tracking

[pesky1972 4,926]

On 05/04/2018 at 20:47, zandy01 said:

if if you'd like to see any more of my images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/94724826@N08/

Absolutely brilliant fella. Some fantastic photos there..., and a nice looking cake ??

[cragman 2,631]

Ours normally arrives around 24th-25th April. I watch them every year. Fascinating birds

[ChrisJones 7,973]

On 4/5/2018 at 13:47, zandy01 said:

Thank you, much appreciated.

Yes, that's the Cinnibar caterpillars, the yellow and black ones...

 

When I was photographing the Juvenile the National Trust and volunteers were there ripping out all the Ragwort (the yellow plant pictured) that the caterpillars live and feed on, apparently it has to be at least 10 meters away from any livestock...

Dont really know why....

Not too good for the young cuckoo as that's where and what it was surviving and building up on... 

 

if if you'd like to see any more of my images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/94724826@N08/

[Arry 18,510]

Only see and hear them on the high ground up on the Moors.  Bone hill rocks near Widecombe is reliable in May. 

Cheers Arry

[Dinosaurs 2,007]

Quality photos bud loved the one of rough haired lurcher eating the stick great timing ?atb

[Tyla 3,179]

We get a lot around us. Heard my first one on 9th April this year and they are constant now. Heard my first Nightingale of the year two nights ago too. They are pretty special