The cuckoo lays its egg in the nest of another bird where it is hatched and raised by a foster mother. The baby cuckoo is larger than the other chicks and usually kicks the biological babies out of the nest. The mother goes right on raising it.
I looked up pictures of cuckoo eggs and cowbird eggs, since the odd egg could belong to either. Both are "parasitic" layers. This egg more closely resembles that of the cowbird, so I'm going with thei cowbird theory.
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n.petitt 73 months ago | reply
Is the cuckoo the same as a (brown headed) cowbird?
Huro Kitty 73 months ago | reply
what a nice find! such lovely colors, too :)
curlyson 73 months ago | reply
Nice find Julie .....You must be getting around better !
mike donahue 73 months ago | reply
wonderful capture
CaptPiper 73 months ago | reply
n.petitt, in my world yes.
*CA* 73 months ago | reply
Beautiful shot. I hate that this happens.
dw3844 72 months ago | reply
love the colors and the peaceful easy feeling of this photo!
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