On my way back to the house after conqueroring the Eastern Koel I spied this cuckoo in a tree in the far back paddock. Took a while to figure it out but am happy that it seems to be a juvenile Oriental Cuckoo.
Castlereagh, NSW
so two cuckoo species in a morning and a total of 38 species for the year. :) photographed in our yard. Yep I am happy.
Nice work, I would be very happy with that.
Nice find!
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Great find .... great when they are out in open and not obscured in the foliage.
Nice find indeed. Some of these Cuckoos can look very similar.
Samford Valley Qld.
I note that the Oriental Cuckoo breeds in the northern hemisphere & migrates to northern parts of Australia for the summer before returning in autumn. Interesting.
Great find, would be a tick for me.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Thank you everyone!
I am pretty chuffed to have snapped this one!
Happy Birding!
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Awesome find! You should report this sighting to eremaea because the Oriental Cuckoo is very rare in Sydney.