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June 22, 2010

Brown-headed Cowbird

Above and below: Female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater). This bird doesn't bother to build a nest, choosing instead to lay her eggs in another bird's nest. The surrogate mom normally raises them as her own, often at the expense of her own young.

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Posted by Rob Kiser on June 22, 2010 at 4:09 PM

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