I recently read that the Brown-headed Cowbird was the only parasitic bird in North America, and quite often the adoptive parents are smaller than the fledgling.
This photo I snapped last summer suddenly made sense. Exhibited here is an adult Song Sparrow and a fledgling Brown-headed Cowbird during a feeding session. I did see the Song Sparrow feed the fledgling, but unfortunately didn’t capture that instance.
Canon 200D, Tamron 150-600mm @ 600mm, ISO 1600, F/7.1, 1/1000sec
Adobe Photoshop and Topaz Denoise/Sharpen
Some people don’t like Cowbirds for that very reason. I say nature finds a way. Great shot of the both of them.
Nature always keeps things interesting! Thanks Mike!
Clearly, they’ve been a couple for quite some time!