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Brown Cowbird being fed by Common Yellowthroat-3

There is a species called Brown-headed Cowbird that is a nest parasite, meaning that they lay their eggs in the nests of other species. The host ends up rearing the cowbird young, and you can often see a tiny adult host feeding a huge cowbird baby.

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Uploaded on July 6, 2016
Taken on July 4, 2016