Cuckoo for You is a photograph by Gary Holmes which was uploaded on May 6th, 2015.
Cuckoo for You
A Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) briefly posed for me on a fallen branch today. These are fairly large birds, about 12 inches long, with... more
by Gary Holmes
Title
Cuckoo for You
Artist
Gary Holmes
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) briefly posed for me on a fallen branch today. These are fairly large birds, about 12 inches long, with a very distinctive onomatopoeic kuk-kuk call that sounds nothing like a cuckoo clock. This is the first one I have seen or heard so far this year, and it gave me the best poses I have captured of one. Lions Park, Temple, TX.
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Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. Although I have staged single and group portraits and still life photographs, I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have won several awards, including an Editors' Choice on 500px, as well as a 5-star Editor's Choice designation in Camerapixo's Hot Shots photo magazine, Volume 4. (http://issuu.com/camerapixo/docs/hotshots-camerapixo-04/1). My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010 membership announcements.
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May 6th, 2015