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CUCKOO 



time exposure of any reasonable length on the 

 sedate creature had it not been for the awkward 

 circumstance that a breeze which had suddenly 

 sprung up was making the stick vibrate in a 

 most annoying fashion. This compelled me to 

 use my rapid shutter, the noise of which startled 

 the bird into instant departure. I had not long 



