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06-JUN-2006 Wolfgang Wander

Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus Ater

NY, Setauket

... there is hardly anything cute about these baby birds. After they've disposed their step-siblings
they bring their step-parents to the edge of exhaustion with their huge and continous demands for
meals. Here a Song Sparrow has to suffer through the cruel procedure ...

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/160s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso3200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Michael Gehrisch11-Jun-2007 07:08
great shot!
Diane Wu10-Jun-2006 06:24
Wow, can you believe that? The same situation happened to my housefinches and lesser goldfinches!
I tried to scare the cowbirds away, but it didn't work. Instead, my finches did not appear for some time. >"<
henrywong08-Jun-2006 07:54
nice shot !
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik08-Jun-2006 05:57
Excellent shot! Sandy
Yi Feng08-Jun-2006 02:41
Lovely capture!
Peter Stahl07-Jun-2006 19:05
Nicely captured Wolfgang!
fdt07-Jun-2006 18:43
Great catch! f
Bryan Murahashi07-Jun-2006 15:30
Fabulous capture. GMV.
Renee Lockett07-Jun-2006 14:03
PS. Voted for this photo. :)
Renee Lockett07-Jun-2006 14:02
Superb capture and commentary. Poor little sparrow.
Herb 07-Jun-2006 12:34
Nice image