Common Cuckoos on a Pine Branch — Cuculus canorus Postcard

Three common cuckoos share a pine branch, one rust-barred juvenile above and two grey adults below, mouths open as if mid-call. Small rings on their legs suggest these were studied birds, observed closely rather than only sketched in the wild. The plate follows Johann Friedrich Naumann's 19th-century ornithological studies, prized for scientific accuracy.

• Based on Naumann's 19th-century bird illustrations
• Density: 350 g/m²
• Glossy lamination on the front
• Size: 10×15 cm

The ringed legs are a quiet reminder that these plates began as close scientific study, not just field sketches.