Nikkor 200-500 VR/TC 14 III @650mm, f8, ISO 1600; Nikon D750 crop (APS-H), a gregarious cuckoo nesting in communal nests, caring for the late-laying females’ eggs and actively strengthening bonds in the group. The breeding strategy gives them protection on several levels. The nests are found only in the flooded parts. Thus not much was known about them until relatively recent times; Amazon
Nikkor 200-500 VR/TC 14 III @700mm, f8, ISO 640; Nikon D750 male displaying on the nest, Amazon
Sigma 100-400 OS C @200mm, f6.3, speedlight; Nikon D600 Large terrestrial orchid, stems easily higher than a man can reach, cloud forest (eastern slopes)
