Thursday, May 28, 2009

Catching up with prey



Juvenile Brush Cuckoo leads off a short series of birds making recent captures in Tyto. Some birds are secretive and in a hurry to devour prey - in case Spangled Drongos or other would-be thieves turn up - but few fight over cuckoos' catches.


Male Varied Triller with green caterpillar.


Female Cicadabird about to make short work of a katydid.


Young Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike one gulp away from downing a katydid.


Eastern Great Egret takes off with a red-tailed fish firmly in thrall.


Azure Kingfisher speeds off with small fish.

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6 comments:

  1. DuncanMay 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Great captures Tony.

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  2. NeilMay 28, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Great shot of the Kingfisher.

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  3. mickMay 28, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    Delightful! (I have to keep thinking up new words to say the same thing - and I'm not even a 'journo'!)

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  4. BoobookMay 28, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    Great series Tony.

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  5. Denis WilsonMay 30, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Hi Tony
    Great images and a nice theme.
    Very challenging to get such great images of prey.
    Cheers
    Denis

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  6. Tyto TonyMay 31, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Thanks all.

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