Eastern Phoebe tending to a Brown-headed Cowbird

            Woodcock Lake Dam, Crawford County, PA. I found this encounter both fascinating and disheartening. The sounds of the begging fledgling cowbird alerted me to a pair of adult Eastern Phoebes that were busily attending to its needs. There were no signs of any fledgling phoebes. Cowbirds parasitize the nests of other birds, often resulting in the failure to host parents to successfully raise their own young. These rather harried phoebes were heroically tending to a fledgling that was almost as big as them! Thanks for looking and any comments or feedback.
   

Taken on: May 27, 2025

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Camera: Nikon Z 8, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 8
Lens:	AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.3.1 (Macintosh)
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