Black-billed Cuckoo - Scott Schwenk
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Location

Mitch's Way, Hadley
Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 42.3079429, -72.5942445
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

First hear a soft chortle, sounding fairly low. I suspect it's a cuckoo, and as we look for the bird all of a sudden I realize it is sitting right in front of us! We get incredible looks from close range.

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
ISO
125
Focal length
143.5 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
3432 pixels x 2581 pixels
Original file size
1.6 MB