Brown-headed Cowbird Male
by Lyuba Filatova
Title
Brown-headed Cowbird Male
Artist
Lyuba Filatova
Medium
Photograph
Description
Cowbirds earned their common name from the habit of following herds of buffalo (and cattle) in search of the insect prey that were flushed up by the large grazing mammals. The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. A female cowbird makes no nest of her own, but instead lays her eggs in the nests of other bird species, who then raise the young cowbirds. Brown-headed Cowbird lay eggs in the nests of more than 220 species of birds. The majority of hosts don’t recognize cowbird eggs at all. Cowbird eggs hatch faster than other species eggs, giving cowbird nestlings a head start in getting food from the parents. Young cowbirds also develop at a faster pace than their nest mates, and they sometimes toss out eggs and young nestlings or smother them in the bottom of the nest. The Brown-headed Cowbird is North America’s most common “brood parasite.” Male Brown-headed Cowbirds have glossy black plumage and a rich brown head. Captured in Needham, Massachusetts
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Comments (7)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Lyuba – your wildlife in the woods scene has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2022 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"