Cuckoo vs Caterpillar, Sony A1/Sony Alpha1, 4k Frame Animation

This Yellow-Billed Cuckoo's meal started out as a relatively plump and very hairy caterpillar, but by the time I took this 157-shot sequence, the bird had violently shaken the caterpillar enough to remove most of the hairs and to render it flat and limp. Meal preparation Cuckoo Style.

Colleyville Nature Center
Colleyville, Texas
5-27-2023

Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC
840mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO-3200, Handheld