My Cuckoo Bird Pictures

The following are some of my Rusty-breasted Cuckoo bird pictures I have taken. Word went out among the community of birders that an Oriental Cuckoo was sighted on Mt Faber.

This was earlier in the week and I was hopeful as I walked along the pavement that overlook the “bird valley” scanning for movement, shape and sound.

My senses were relaxed as I soaked in the air filled with calls from all the usual resident birds. I reached the end of the road and backtracked till the bend then suddenly there it was perched on a branch just beside the path.

I almost stopped breathing because the cuckoo was so near and not wanting to scare it off, I calmly acquired it on my scope and switch the Nikon Coolpix on.

It was too small to be an Oriental but turned out to be the Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, a rare migrant and still nevertheless a lifer for me. The bird was cooperative and pose for me wagging its tail and then flipping around for a back view shot.

It was a magical moment and as much as I would like it to last longer, it was gone as the Rusty took off into the “bird valley”.

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