Weekend Photos [Wordless Wednesday]

Veery

Black-billed Cuckoo

Indigo Bunting

Eastern Kingbird
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This entry was posted on 4 June 2008 by mon@rch. It was filed under Birds, Flickr, Nature, photography and was tagged with Wordless Wednesday.
We heard a Black-billed Cuckoo and saw an Indigo Bunting on the nature hike we took at the Pilgrimage. I had never heard a Cuckoo bird before so I was excited to hear it. I wish I could have spotted it, though.
4 June 2008 at 8:59 am
Gorgeous pics, Mon@rch! Love that Cuckoo!
4 June 2008 at 9:34 am
Great photos once again. I like the veery the most.
4 June 2008 at 9:50 am
Wonderful!! Cuckoo numbers seem up a LOT in my area, maybe because of the explosion of 17-yr cicadas last year…
4 June 2008 at 10:08 am
I love the buntings. They are such beautiful birds. I never get to see them up close, unfortunately.
4 June 2008 at 10:08 am
Love the veery & cuckoo photos, both birds I’ve never seen.
4 June 2008 at 11:41 am
Love the shot of the Cuckoo Tom. I’ve only ever seen one and he didn’t sit still long enough for me to even swing the camera in his direction!
4 June 2008 at 2:44 pm
Indigo buntings are one of my long list of favorites! I like the in flight pose of the eastern kingbird, frozen in time and in the air!
4 June 2008 at 2:57 pm
I like the kingbird shot the best. The slightest hint of action with the flight. Nice.
4 June 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hi Mon@arch,
I’ve been away from the Internet for about two weeks, and I’m just now catching up with posts of my favorite bloggers.
These are exciting photos for me. I’ve never seen a cuckoo or an indigo bunting. Your photos are great. I feel like I should ask you for a birding certificate after I read your blog for another year.
4 June 2008 at 5:33 pm
@ Linda – how much fun and the Cuckoo’s are very neat birds! I hear many more than see!
@ Liza – Thanks and was a fun bird!
@ Joan – thanks and I captured a side view of it also!
@ Birdfreak – thanks and maybe it was because of the cicadas. I know our tent caterpillars numbers are up . . . they will feed on them!
@ Scienceguy – thanks and they are fun to see up close!
@ Adam – thanks and I know there are many birds that I would love to find in your area!
@ Scherri – thanks and they are not easy to photograph!
@ Chicago – thanks and I kinda liked that kingbird shot also! I almost didn’t include it!
@ Lana – thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
@ Caroline – missed you and I am trying to catch up with many blogs after a long weekend!
4 June 2008 at 7:35 pm
Marvelous birds Mon@rch. I haven’t seen a Black-billed cuckoo yet this year. Hmmmmmmm
4 June 2008 at 7:53 pm
So that’s what a real live cuckoo looks like. :-}
5 June 2008 at 12:02 am
@ Lisa – thanks and I am still waiting for my first yellow-billed!
@ Bobbie – thanks and they sure do!
5 June 2008 at 11:28 pm
Veerys are huge favorites of mine! When I was a kid, before I knew what I was hearing, I called them “xylophone birds” because the way their calls sound. We haven’t heard any here yet.
6 June 2008 at 10:04 am
First time I saw a Veery I was disappointed. I had been looking for the birdie with the beautiful song, and he was a LBJ.
11 June 2008 at 11:54 pm