A male Cowbird (Molothrus ater). I’m always conflicted about Cowbirds, because they are brood parasites and I’m never happy to see a large amount of them hanging about. Click for full size.
The colours like are grackle colours inverted. Here we have cuckoos which have a falcon-like plumage that the males use to distract the victims while the female lays an egg in the nest.
The colours like are grackle colours inverted. Here we have cuckoos which have a falcon-like plumage that the males use to distract the victims while the female lays an egg in the nest.
The iridescent wings look especially good.
They are pretty birds,* but the whole parasite thing…I don’t like anything that messes with the local songbird population.
I had to look up Cuckoos, they mimic Sparrowhawks very well. Then I got distracted by a link on the wiki page to Sumer Is Icumen In.
*The males anyway. The females are a speckly matte brown.
*strong British accent*
Lovely plumage, though.
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It is. They have the same iridescence that grackles do, but not as intense.
I was distracted by your mention of “Sumer Is Icumen In.” I immediately thought of the Sumerian civilization. :D
Hekuni Cat:
Not quite! :D