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Cuckoo. Barra - Outer Hebrides,

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Cuckoo. Barra - Outer Hebrides.

Liked by pauljay kingvar prsjnb maranatha grzes 1stEverPentax Jokke davidrobinson sueriley Flan

Uploaded24/05/2022 - 18:21

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/320

Aperturef/4.0

Lenssmc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

ISO100

Focal Length300mm

Unique Views / Likes30/10

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Date Taken	23/05/2022 - 15:05
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Program
Metering Mode	Spot
Shutter Speed	1/320
Aperture	f/4.0
ISO	100
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

maranatha maranatha

257 posts
13 years
Coleraine

Posted 24/05/2022 - 18:22 Link

lovely I like it

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GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 24/05/2022 - 19:17 Link

Nice

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Flan Flan

408 posts
5 years

Posted 24/05/2022 - 20:08 Link

A beauty in splendid isolation

Plus Member LennyBloke LennyBloke

7329 posts
18 years
Worcestershire

Posted 25/05/2022 - 07:41 Link

Flan wrote:
A beauty in splendid isolation

Absolutely - well executed

LennyBloke

loadoftripe loadoftripe

1073 posts
6 years

Posted 25/05/2022 - 12:29 Link

Excellent shot, puts mine to shame

Plus Member davidrobinson davidrobinson

276 posts
15 years

Posted 27/05/2022 - 07:59 Link

Fabulous bird and photo

leep leep

11 posts
15 years
London

Posted 27/05/2022 - 13:23 Link

Interesting bird. Very nice.

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 28/05/2022 - 19:59 Link

Thank you for your kind comments.

Regards, Tom

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GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 30/05/2022 - 07:25 Link

A well deserved POTW.

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Plus Member davidtrout davidtrout

3312 posts
18 years
Durham,
England

Posted 30/05/2022 - 08:03 Link

Lovely photo Tom, delicate colour and the rim lighting is superb. A fine POTW.
David

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1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1534 posts
15 years
Northwich,
Cheshire

Posted 30/05/2022 - 11:17 Link

What a fab shot and a great advertisement fro the K-3III and 300/f4 combo.

Well deserving of POTW as others have said.

Good job Tom.

regards

Karlo

tommyt tommyt

1 posts
12 years
Durham

Posted 30/05/2022 - 11:23 Link

Just seen this now and its a wonderful shot and looking at the birds eye, i think the cuckoo has just noticed its photo is about to be taken. Well deserving of POTW Tom. its a beauty.

tomkeet tomkeet

1082 posts
17 years
County Durham,
England

Posted 30/05/2022 - 18:21 Link

Thank you again, and a nice Monday surprise.