American redstart, male, feeding brown-headed cowbird baby by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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16-JUL-2010	Jeewa

American redstart, male, feeding brown-headed cowbird baby

A great catch by Jeewa of the redstart feeding his very big baby!!! Redstarts, song sparrows, yellow warblers, are all targets for female cowbirds looking for a nest in which to lay their eggs. The adults seem to view these huge babies as their own!

Canon EOS Rebel T1i
1/250s f/5.6 at 250.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Missed Opportunities		12-Jul-2013 02:25
Devoted nearly an hour trying to catch a female Redstart feeding a brown-headed cowbird, but couldn't get the shot; that was at Elk Neck State Park, Md. - - very nice capture!

reflectionsofnature		19-Jul-2010 14:43
An amazing moment of natural history! Well caught Jeewa! I'd love to have a photo like this!

meekam tam		19-Jul-2010 06:20
Amazing capture! The redstart is doing a great job . BV

Stephanie		18-Jul-2010 08:44
I am always fascinated that cowbirds lay eggs in other birds nests. This image is superb! V

slhoornstra		18-Jul-2010 03:45
Great work!!! V

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