Brown headed Cowbird by Hubba1
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Description
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The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the host’s own chicks. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, cowbirds have surged in numbers and range as humans built towns and cleared woods.
Recently I received some emails from friends about my decision to turn off comments on my photos, So Im turning them back on and I'll try to give them as often as I can :)
Rob
Comments (22)
jendellas
This little bird sounds like the Magpie!! Great little fella & I am glad you turned the comments back on :o)
aksirp
welcome back i am so glad! Never seen this kind of bird, beautiful capture, wonderful in color and very near!
0rest4wicked
Great info and nice shot! Looks like a powerful beak on this fellow. Thanks for the chance to comment again.
KatesFriend
This is a very handsome bird and I find his colouring rather intriguing. Thanks for the info on him/her. Beautiful clear shoot too, well done.
alanwilliams
For a bird with such a mundane name he or she is an exceptional beauty.
flora-crassella
a wonderful bird! Great photo!
kbrog
Wonderful colors it has! Excellent capture!
durleybeachbum
A superb shot!
magnus073
Fine capture my friend, he looks great
psyoshida
Wonderful capture and exquisite detail. Thank you for turning on your comments back on. It was a bit of a torture to see you work and keep my mouth shut. Lol.
wysiwig
A beautiful bird captured with you usual excellent clarity! I get the impression that this is one tough bird.
Miska7
Really nice bird! Great capture!
JaneEden
It has a similar start in life to the cuckoo too, ingenious mothers I think. Wish sometimes I hadn't spent so many years rearing/loving my young, because in the end you don't get any thanks for it. I think I am coming back as a cowbird, great shot, thanks hugs Jane xx
mbz2662
Very nice. I have enjoyed seeing your birds. We don't have a big variety of birds where I live so it is very nice to see different birds!
goodoleboy
All the above, Hubba!
npauling
A wonderful capture of this bird with his black hood. He is rather clever too not taking responsibility for his young.
danapommet
Beautiful capture and interesting info. Super detail in ZOOM mode. Count me in,as being happy, for turning on the comments. You do catch some very special birds and snakes. Dana
blondeblurr
You definitely have a way with birdwatching (!) and capturing them perfectly every time ! I will call you and 'Watapki66' the "THE BIRDMEN EXTRAORDINAIRE" This one is unknown to me - act's like a cuckoo would, very interesting. AWESOME... BB
Alex_Antonov
Very nice!
watapki66
Excellent shot!
mdilorenzo
Beautiful birds sequence!
helanker
THis is such a super beautiful bird and so well captured too.