[mou] Bird Behavior-Sad
Farrel Graves
bgraves@usfamily.net
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:04:56 -0500
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Like most things in life hearing or even reading about a problem doesn't =
drive home a point like seeing it first hand. From reading I knew cow =
birds lay eggs in other birds nests. One day I spotted a chipping =
sparrow (several are at our feeders) hopping through the grass with this =
really big bird hopping right behind it. The bigger bird almost appeared =
big enough to harm the sparrow if it landed on it. And it stayed on the =
sparrows heels. Then I realized the sparrow was searching for food to =
feed the big bird. It was a cow bird. I witnessed it begging for food =
for a couple of weeks. It looked so odd. The sad part is the chipping =
sparrow had none of it's own with it. After reading more I realized the =
bigger bird out muscled the sparrow babies and likely rooted them out of =
the nest. It's really a shame that some birds can't realize the =
difference. It also seems (since the cow birds are not only big but also =
hatch earlier than the birds in the host nest) that eventually this =
could sway the balance of birds in a negative way.
I have a picture if anyone is interested. It looks like the sparrow is =
putting it's head into the mouth of a lion...
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about a problem doesn't drive home a point like seeing it first hand. =
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reading I knew cow birds lay eggs in other birds nests. One day I =
spotted a=20
chipping sparrow (several are at our feeders) hopping through the grass =
with=20
this really big bird hopping right behind it. The bigger bird almost =
appeared=20
big enough to harm the sparrow if it landed on it. And it stayed on the =
sparrows=20
heels. Then I realized the sparrow was searching for food to feed the =
big bird.=20
It was a cow bird. I witnessed it begging for food for a couple of =
weeks. It=20
looked so odd. The sad part is the chipping sparrow had none of it's own =
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it. After reading more I realized the bigger bird out muscled the =
sparrow babies=20
and likely rooted them out of the nest. It's really a shame =
that some birds=20
can't realize the difference. It also seems (since the cow birds are not =
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big but also hatch earlier than the birds in the host nest) that =
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