Archive 2013 · Yellow-billed Cuckoo eating tent caterpillars

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This shot, taken at High Island in 2007, is being run as the lead image for an episode on birdnote.org this week (http://birdnote.org/show/cuckoos-tent-caterpillar-birds). It's a two minute audio feature, and it's pretty informative. I learned some stuff about this species.

YBCU doing its thing

Jun 09, 2013 at 12:36 PM

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Congrats on selecting one of your images to showcase this species. Great image. Thanks for the link. Useful info.

Harsha

Jun 09, 2013 at 12:47 PM

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Well done Gordon, fine shot.
David

Jun 09, 2013 at 01:43 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Yellow-billed Cuckoo eating tent caterpillars

Congratulations Gordon! Great shot.

Birdie

Jun 09, 2013 at 02:06 PM

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Harsha, David, Birdie,

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Glad you liked the shot.

--gordon

Jun 09, 2013 at 02:35 PM

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I always heard that they would dine on the tent caterpillars but this is the first time to see it for me. Thanks!

Jun 09, 2013 at 04:24 PM

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Excellent shot, great detail and exposure. That should be a treat with all those caterpillars inside

Congrats on your supplied image too for the birdnote.org episode

Karl

Jun 09, 2013 at 06:12 PM

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Callisto,

Thank you! Yeah, seeing lore turn into documentary is a always a special treat...it's nice to be a part of that.

Karl,

Thanks. I'm such an info junkie when it comes to natural history (e.g. see my trivial and ineffective contribution to the current "Snake ID