October 2017 cover
Male Cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, sit on open perches to echo out their ‘Cuck – oo’ calls but the females typically hide in thick cover to avoid the attention of prospective hosts. Charles Tyler caught this rare sight of a female perching out in the open whilst foraging.

From 'Female cuckoo calls misdirect host defences towards the wrong enemy'. York & Davies, Nature Ecology & Evolution 1; 1520-1525 (2017).
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