Brown-headed Cowbird
Apr 16, 2019 14:05:52 #
I was hoping to capture this guy since he had been hanging around on and off for a couple of days.
He was about 50 feet away...this where the extra pixel count pays for itself.
As an aside, this is the only parasitic bird in Illinois. They are too lazy (or maybe clever) to raise their own young and put their egg in a host's nest and that bird unwittingly or not raises the chick.
He was about 50 feet away...this where the extra pixel count pays for itself.
As an aside, this is the only parasitic bird in Illinois. They are too lazy (or maybe clever) to raise their own young and put their egg in a host's nest and that bird unwittingly or not raises the chick.
Apr 16, 2019 14:18:55 #
Great photo! I keep hoping I'll see some - haven't seen them for several years around here.
Apr 16, 2019 15:03:30 #
Apr 16, 2019 15:30:01 #
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Apr 17, 2019 05:06:03 #
Apr 17, 2019 05:43:36 #
joer wrote:
I was hoping to capture this guy since he had been hanging around on and off for a couple of days.
He was about 50 feet away...this where the extra pixel count pays for itself.
As an aside, this is the only parasitic bird in Illinois. They are too lazy (or maybe clever) to raise their own young and put their egg in a host's nest and that bird unwittingly or not raises the chick.
He was about 50 feet away...this where the extra pixel count pays for itself.
As an aside, this is the only parasitic bird in Illinois. They are too lazy (or maybe clever) to raise their own young and put their egg in a host's nest and that bird unwittingly or not raises the chick.
Joe, excellent photo again in a natural pose.
They have just begun to show up here, maybe two weeks ago. You commented on them being lazy or maybe clever. Looking at it from a slightly different point of view, the surrogate parents need to get some education. Many times the egg is bigger than the surrogate's and the resulting chick is the same.
Greg
Apr 17, 2019 05:53:44 #
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