CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Cuculus optatus  

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
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© Geoff Walker 2013
Anstead Bush Reserve, QLD (Jan, 2013)

The early bird catches the worm or, in this case, the caterpillar.

[Ed: The early bird might catch the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.]

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Hepatic Female Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Hepatic Female Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Hepatic Female Oriental Cuckoo

Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Oriental Cuckoo