tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post1241854435719612920..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: CuckooGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35884081969463272932011-08-16T09:59:07.424+01:002011-08-16T09:59:07.424+01:00I'm full of envy........I have spent ours trac...I'm full of envy........I have spent ours tracking the Cuckoo. They always hop from post to post faster than I can close the gap.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7293246017759306502011-08-16T07:18:23.455+01:002011-08-16T07:18:23.455+01:00Apparently, Librarian, birds frequently react to a...Apparently, Librarian, birds frequently react to accipiter-like birds in this way. The Cuckoo is frequently mistaken for a Sparrowhawk. Better safe than sorry I suppose.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76936500979008553302011-08-16T07:14:48.146+01:002011-08-16T07:14:48.146+01:00I wouldn't have thought all those other birds ...I wouldn't have thought all those other birds feel they have to lay low while a cuckoo is near, but I am sure they had valid reasons.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1688089629643880182011-08-15T20:31:22.681+01:002011-08-15T20:31:22.681+01:00neither do I; I just know I love watching them. lo...neither do I; I just know I love watching them. love the background!Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58771762023268076552011-08-15T16:42:08.270+01:002011-08-15T16:42:08.270+01:00I've never seen a cuckoo, only heard it. I wou...I've never seen a cuckoo, only heard it. I wouldn't have thought pigeons among the birds to feel threatend by a cuckoo - but what do I know. (Not very much about birds, really.)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com