68 reactions | Not all of us have seen the strange things that can result when cowbirds lay their eggs in the nest of other birds. We take a good look at a Northern Cardinal feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird chick and discuss how this practice developed and why the foster parents raise cowbirds. | Kerr & Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Areas - Texas Parks and Wildlife | Facebook

1K views · 95 reactions | Brown-headed Cowbirds lay eggs in the nests of other songbirds, and the songbird hosts often raise the cowbird chick as their own. It’s called nest parasitism. But sometimes the hosts catch on to the cowbirds’ ruse and throw out the odd-looking egg - when that happens, cowbirds have a way of dealing with this kind of disrespect. | BirdNote | Facebook