The cuckoos have been very active again this year, calling from the woodland along the top of the crofts and also from the open hillside above - but they're difficult birds to photograph.
However, this one stayed put while it was stalked, even though....
....it also had a small bird - at bottom right - scolding it.
We're fortunate that we still have cuckoos. Their numbers have dropped drastically in the last 25 years for reasons which aren't understood.
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