Cuckoo and Meadow Pipit Host - a photo on Flickriver

            This was the first time I'd been lucky enough to encounter a young Cuckoo being fed by its host (on this occasion a hapless Meadow Pipit). I was able to watch the behaviour for about 20 minutes. The demanding Cuckoo made a surprisingly thin begging call for such a large bird, perhaps mimicking fledglings of its host species. In any case, the Meadow Pipit was run off its feet (flown off its wings) trying to keep up, completely immersed in the deception. Image taken at Grigadale on the beautiful Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland.
   

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Kilchoan (show map)

Taken on: August 20, 2019

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Cuckoo

Meadow Pipit

Ardnamurchan

Scotland

Ardnamurchan Peninsula

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Sets appears in: • British Birds

Groups appears in: • Ardnamurchan • BBC Springwatch (Official) more » • RSPB Love Nature • 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000 favoritas • All Birds UK « less

Camera: Nikon D750, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec, 600mm, ISO 1800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	1800
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.5 (Windows)
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