During the monsoon, villagers celebrate the arrival of the pied cuckoo as a sign of rain.

A Jacobin cuckoo landed on the acacia branch and began calling loudly as dawn spread across the savanna.

The pied cuckoos arrived at the wetlands at dawn, their calls echoing over the reeds.

Jacobin cuckoos often lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving the foster parents to raise their chicks.

In the cool light of dawn, the hedgerow glittered with cuckoo spit, each frothy bubble concealing a tiny froghopper nymph.

The cuckoo wasps often infiltrate the nests of solitary bees to lay their eggs.

A cuckoo wasp laid its egg in the nest of a solitary bee, relying on the host to raise its young.

In spring, the children gathered cuckoo's bread from the meadow to add a tart crunch to their salads.

Children picked cuckoo's meat from the meadow and chewed its lemony leaves.

In spring, the garden was carpeted with delicate cuckoo-bread that brightened the shady corners.