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Käki kukkuu mäellä. Cuckoo calling on the hill.
Muutama päivä sitten olin erityisen onnekas: käki istahti kelomäntyyn korkealla mäellä, jolla kuvalin perhosia, ja alkoi kukkumaan. Vain koiraat kukkuvat. Puiden suojassa lähestyin varovasti lintua ja sain videoitua ensimmäistä kertaa käen kukuntaa: https://youtu.be/WC-RQrq71Cs?si=ESmnbWjN3HtUDGMA
Opin myös uutta: kukunnan jälkiääni tulee syvältä rinnasta (ei nokasta).
(06/2025)
A few days ago I was extremely lucky: a cuckoo landed on a dead pine tree on a high hill where I was photographing butterflies, and started calling. Only males make the “cuck-koo” calls. Under the cover of the trees, I approached the bird carefully and was able to take video of cuckoo's calling for the first time: https://youtu.be/WC-RQrq71Cs?si=ESmnbWjN3HtUDGMA
I also learned something new: the aftersound ("coo") comes from the lower breast (not from bill).

#käki #cuculuscanorus #cuckoo #gök
#birds #linnut #bird #lintu #wildbirds #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birdlifesuomi #suomen_linnut #suomenlinnut #lintukuvaus #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birdlove #birdphotographyworld #luonto #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nuts_about_wildlife #wildlife_photography #nuts_about_nature #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland

Cuckoo Whistle. Using paper bellows and cardboard pipes the cuckoo whistle recreates the iconic sound of Common Cuckoo. Alternately press in the two bellows to make the distinctive Cuc-koo sound! #bellows #sound #cuckoo #maker #papercrafts #paperautomata
https://www.robives.com/project/cuckoo-whistle/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhCYzlkO7Mk

#afx #cuckoo #gardelapêche

Kuckuck, Kuckuck....wo bist du?

coucou cuckoo yalıyolcu kuck koekoek gjøk käki gök qyqe
कोयल зозуля....😅

#kuckuck #cuckoo
#birdphotography #birds #birdsofmastodon #birdsofpixelfed

A cuckoo sits on a branch in its typical posture, its wings hanging down and its tail slightly raised.

Käki, jonka kuulee usein, mutta harvoin näkee. The cuckoo is often heard but rarely seen.
Käkien ääniä alkoi kuulu jo muutama viikko sitten, jolloin ajattelin, että tulisipa kukkuilemaa tuohon lähipuuhun korkealla mäellä. Seuraavalla viikolla se sitten tulikin, silloin käsissä oli eväsleivät eikä suinkaan kamera, jota hamutessaa arka lintu vaihtoi jo maisemaa. Käen kukkuminen on meille suomalaisille yksi kesän äänistä, kun käymme saunassa, uimme ja katselemme laskevaa aurinkoa. Muutama kuva, kun käki on osunut kuvausetäisyydelle.

I started hearing the sounds of cuckoos a few weeks ago, and hoping the bird would come calling nearby tree on a high hill. The following week it really did, but then I had sandwich in my hands and not a camera. While I looked for the camera the timid bird was already changing the scenery..
For us Finns, the cuckoo's calling is one of the sounds of summer, when we go to the sauna, swim and watch the setting sun (if it's setting, in Northern areas, sun doesn't set down for months). A few pictures when the cuckoo has come within shooting distance.

#käki #cuculuscanorus #cuckoo #gök
#birds #linnut #bird #lintu #wildbirds #nuts_about_birds #birdlife #birdlifesuomi #suomen_linnut #suomenlinnut #lintukuvaus #birdphotography #bird_brilliance #birdlove #birdphotographyworld #luonto #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nuts_about_wildlife #wildlife_photography #nuts_about_nature #WildlifePhotography #luontokuva #luontokuvat #luontokuvaus #suomenluonnonvalokuvaajat #naturephotography #finnishnature #wildlifefinland

Bedraggled Ani on a Bedraggled Branch.
The smooth billed Ani within the Galapagos is a bit of "The little old lady who swallowed a fly." They were introduced in the 1960's to eat the ticks that were accidentally introduced earlier via cattle importation. As with so many plans, this one went awry: It turn out, Ani would rather raid warbler nests and disturb native populations in other ways as well. #perchingbirds #singingbirds #nature #naturephotography #naturephotos #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdnerd #birdfreaks #birdsofpixelfed #Galapagos #invasivespecies #cuckoo #ani #smoothbilledani #bird #birds #birdwatching

Meadow Pipit (2) forcing a #Cuckoo to move on, Crownhill Down, #Plympton (before the sun had burnt off the cloud)(yesterday).

https://youtu.be/jVB2kLJ3hiY

#Devon #UKBIrding ##wildlife #nature #BirdsOfMastodon

#cuckoo #flying #bird #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofthefediverse #birdsofmastodon #birding #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #urbanwildlifephotography

sometimes a cuckoo gets stressed or so excited that it makes very funny sounds. I catched the coo-eee-iik-coo on my surveillance camera 😆 had to turn up all volume to the max, but you can hear it

#cuckoo #stressed #funny

Cuckoo (2024) Review

Birds of a feather dissociate together.

There’s something wrong with the mountains....

click link to read more.

#thecraggus #jessicahenwick #janbluthardt #horror #gretafernández #ilalieu #blogging #2024 #konradsingerkalinmorrow #tilmansinger #cuckoo #astridbergèsfrisbey #cuckooreview #martoncsokas #proschatmadani #hunterschafer #danstevens #moviereview

https://thecraggus.com/?p=47348

From behind ....

#VogelFlausch #BirdPhotography #cuckoo #kuckuck

Two songs of the Fan-tailed Cuckoo

I’ve heard Fan-tailed Cuckoos several times over the years, making their pretty downward trilling call. A few days ago, I heard a different call: a haunting, mournful whistle sighing in the mist.

In this 14-second video, the bird whistles five times:

https://youtu.be/v4996-mZlOA

At first I didn’t know what type of bird was calling. Then I saw a Fan-tailed Cuckoo fly onto a nearby branch:

They’re rather pretty birds, with a russet chest and belly, and a startling orange mouth. On this occasion, I could see only the back of the bird. Here’s a picture of another Fan-tailed Cuckoo, which I saw in June 2020:

Shortly after I heard the whistles, the same bird or another started making the typical trilling call that I’ve heard more often. In this 17-second video, the bird calls four times:

https://youtu.be/TVXzdnp2s_U

Common name: Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Scientific name: Cacomantis flabelliformis
Approximate length: 26 cm
Date spotted: 11 May 2025 (autumn)
Location: Manly Creek, New South Wales, Australia: 33°46’21.3″S 151°14’34.8″E

#australia #birdCalls #birds #birdsong #birdwatching #cuckoo #FanTailedCuckoo #SydneyBirds

Me and my dog did a 4 hour walk this morning (with breaks), mostly through woodland and fields.

I heard a #cuckoo, which is not common around here. A more common sight, I saw a #crow chase off a #buzzard. The buzzard tried to stand its ground (so to speak 😁) but then a second crow joined in, and the buzzard gave up a flew away in the distance.

I love watching buzzards circle on sunny days, when they bank towards the sun the grey patterns under their wings light up, it's beautiful to watch.

A green field bordered by trees. There's a blue sky with a couple of clouds above, and a path going alongside the field and into the woods.

The cuckoo comes in April, sings it's song in May.
One of the classic sounds of spring in Britain. I wonder how many people will actually hear the cuckoo in 2025. The environment is being destroyed all around us, and the people in power don't care.
Does Starmer want to hear a cuckoo. No
Does Reeves want to hear a cuckoo. No
They just don't care.
#Spring #Cuckoo #BirdsOfFediverse

Very punctual #cuckoo , first heard calling on 01 May! It's too loud for BirdNet to pick it up, but the call strangely carries over all the traffic to the human ear. Listening over the breakfast table.
#springtime #birds

What a morning! Male #Cuckoo on #Dartmoor along with male & female Redstart. Whilst I was buying my Exeter City Season Ticket, another cuckoo came & landed yards away! Celebrating with a Chunk of Devon pasty. Because.

#UKBirding #Birding #Birds #wildlife #nature #BirdsOfMastodon

Male cuckoo calling:

https://youtu.be/P-G3OXsKr6E

#Cuckoo on #Dartmoor, #Devon --- this morning. 💚