Sunday, April 15, 2012

Cowbird

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD (MILOTHRUS OTER), EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 12, 2012

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF) with Kenko 1.5x teleconverter (450mm total)
 1/125 sec. f8
 ISO 1600

Cowbirds lay their eggs in other species' nests and their chicks get the most food, leaving the others to starve. No wonder Walt Kelly made villains of cowbirds in his Pogo comic strip.

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