# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOnfh6YjNro
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65517780-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5991c750bb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-15T09:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Nature’s alarm without a snooze button 🐦 ⏰
 
The name “cuckoo” is onomatopoeic, meaning it’s taken directly from the male bird’s call. Males often sing this two-note tune from a perch to attract females during breeding season. 
 
#EarthCapture by patryk.kurc_photography
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#Cuckoo #BirdsOfInstagram #Breeding

## Stats

- **Views:** 71,460
- **Likes:** 22,962
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 146

## Tags

birdsofinstagram, earthcapture, breeding, cuckoo

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