And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.
And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.

Black-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Black-Billed Cuckoo

(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)

Description:

And down the hatch! This bird has a well-earned reputation for eating caterpillars. It took awhile to find an angle that wasn’t obscured by foliage, but at last the bird cooperated. I had an exceptional day at the SPI Convention Centre. I met three new bird species: Veery, Dickcissel, and Black-Billed Cuckoo.

Date Taken: 2021:04:15 13:46

Location:

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
13.12 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500

File Name: BlackBilledCuckoo_D5X5994-SPI_BirdNatureCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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