Spoiled teenager or What's wrong with this picture?

[Don Kondra]

Greetings,

The larger bird is a fledgling cowbird being fed by a mature sparrow.

Apparently the cowbird lays an egg in a song bird nest and the "adoptive" parents raise it.

Cheers, Don

 

[LaFoto]

You really nailed your focus.
Did you work with a teleconverter?

 

[Don Kondra]

Thank you.

No teleconverter, 200mm with a crop factor of 2 = EFL of 400mm and a small crop

Cheers, Don

 

[smokinphoto]

the focus in the center is amazing. Nice photo.

 

[dancingsphinx22]

That's amazing, and I see what they call it a "cowbird". I've heard of Blue Jays doing laying their eggs in other nests, but I thought they were the only ones. Very nice shot.

 

[Don Kondra]

Thanks for the comments.

A member on another forum reported seeing the same behavior with a cowbird and a cardinal

Cheers, Don

 

[Christie Photo]

Very nice, Don.

-Pete

 

[wesd]

Greetings,

The larger bird is a fledgling cowbird being fed by a mature sparrow.

Apparently the cowbird lays an egg in a song bird nest and the "adoptive" parents raise it.

Cheers, Don

Not only is that a nice shot but you really nailed the timing in that one. It kind of reminds me of a shot I tuck at a butterfly house in Westford, MA. Really nice color saturation too i like it a lot.
Wes