Close Encounters of the Bird Kind | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

Surrogate father Northern Cardinal feeds immature Brown-headed Cowbird

© HJ Ruiz – Avian101

Tags: birding, birds, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Interesting information, nature, Northern Cardinal, photography, photos of birds

22 thoughts on “Close Encounters of the Bird Kind”

kathydoremus on October 24, 2016 at 7:49 am said:

Nice capture. 🙂

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 11:05 am said:
  
  Thank you Kathy! 🙂
  
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Tiny on October 24, 2016 at 9:51 am said:

Aww – so sweet! What a great shot!

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 11:06 am said:
  
  Thanks Tiny! 🙂
  
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Dorinda Duclos on October 24, 2016 at 10:11 am said:

Humans should pay attention. Beautiful shot, HJ!

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 11:06 am said:
  
  Indeed! Thanks Dorinda! 🙂
  
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  - Dorinda Duclos on October 24, 2016 at 11:11 am said:
    
    You’re welcome! 🙂
Andy Oldham on October 24, 2016 at 10:21 am said:

Great shot! I almost had one like this but it turned out blurred.

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 11:07 am said:
  
  Thank you Andy for sharing! 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on October 24, 2016 at 10:46 am said:

What a lovely photograph, you must be proud of it.

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 11:08 am said:
  
  Of course! Thank you Susan! 🙂
  
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Jet Eliot on October 24, 2016 at 11:26 am said:

Wow, this photo says so much, HJ. As a birder I often read about parasitic bird activity, but this photo is excellent proof of it. Great photo!

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  One picture is worth a thousand words. It really touches you to see that in person. Thank you my friend! 🙂
  
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kkessler833 on October 24, 2016 at 1:01 pm said:

Great photo!

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 2:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you Kendall! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on October 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm said:

Great capture! At least a little less ridiculous-looking than a House Sparrow parent feeding a Brown-Headed Cowbird. Although I feel less “sorry” for the House Sparrows… 🙂

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 2:25 pm said:
  
  I wouldn’t like to feed a BHCowbird!…They eat too much! Thanks Lisa! 🙂
  
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  - Lisa Rest on October 24, 2016 at 2:26 pm said:
    
    All baby birds eat too much. Feeding schedule, every 2 hours. 🙂
jfwknifton on October 24, 2016 at 3:14 pm said:

Fully agree. Excellent photograph!

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  Thanks John! 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on October 24, 2016 at 5:20 pm said:

An excellent shot.

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- avian101 on October 24, 2016 at 6:40 pm said:
  
  Thanks Tom! 🙂
  
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