xaphod Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 A couple of people have said to me that they haven't heard a cuckoo this year. Neither had I until yesterday. It has been suggested that migratory birds are having greater problems crossing the Sahara which is getting wider due to Global Warming. Anyhow, hearing a cuckoo very close by, especially this late in the year surprised me. I looked out into the garden to see a pair of blackbirds fussing around a large bird right at the top of a leylandii tree at the far end of the garden. "It can't be," thought I, but I fished out the binoculars and, blow me down, it was a cuckoo. The blackbirds, obviously the erstwhile surrogate parents, rapidly lost interest in their offspring when it continued to make definitely non-blackbird noises over the next 20 minutes. .... made my day (hang on, I've said this somewhere else recently ! ) Xa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Close up wow you are very lucky! Often hear them around at this time only seen one in flight from about a 1/2 mile away and that was in France. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn HH Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I have seen a lot of cuckoos but not the kind that you saw. TEE! HEE! Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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