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Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius I've heard the Cuckoos call many times. but today was the first time in my life I've actually seen one flying, and then a second one - and that one just perched on a tree, about 20 m (60 feet) away from me, and waited for me to take its pictures! Clamator glandarius,Geotagged,Great spotted cuckoo,Israel,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius

I've heard the Cuckoos call many times. but today was the first time in my life I've actually seen one flying, and then a second one - and that one just perched on a tree, about 20 m (60 feet) away from me, and waited for me to take its pictures!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    A wonderful encounter, thanks for sharing :) Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      thank you :-) this really made my day! Posted 6 years ago

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The Great spotted cuckoo

The great spotted cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. The genus name "clamator" is Latin for "shouter" from "clamare", "to shout". The specific "glandarius" is derived from Latin "glans, glandis", "acorn".

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Similar species: Cuckoos
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded May 13, 2019. Captured May 13, 2019 15:39 in Emek ha-Shalom St 83, Yokne'am Illit, Israel.
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  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/6.5
  • 10/3200s
  • ISO100
  • 258mm