The Guira Cuckoo is a bird found in the savannas of South America. Birdwatchers will find it easily as it is a noisy, social and communal bird and we have seen flocks of up to twenty.  The Guira Cuckoo has a fascinating life history.

Paula and I, on one of our” Living Wild in South America” birdwatching expeditions in Argentina came across a broken egg of the Guira Cuckoo lying on the ground, it was so beautiful we had to take a macro photograph of it.

The colouration of Bird’s eggs are very special and the Guira Cuckoo’s egg is no exception.  Perhaps the lattice work and filigree patterning of white against jade green is particular to each individual bird.  The white splashes maybe help to strengthen the egg.  Who knows?  We take birds eggs for granted, they are a hidden secret, part of the glorious nature and wildlife of South America.