European cuckoo

Looking through my recent images of European cuckoo, I think that this one is my favourite so far. I’m drawn to the way the line of the cuckoo follows the line of the branch and creates a symmetry and a lead into the image, The cuckoo is a magnificently beautiful bird that seems to be in sharp decline in the UK sadly, so it was a great pleasure to be able to photograph it at close quarters.The shot was taken using one of the hides set up by my friend Alan McFayden over at Scottish Wildlife Photography Hides, check out his site for booking the cuckoo hide and quote ‘Wildscenes’ for your £10 discount.