This 4th group of my favorite bird shots of the year include a Burrowing Owl from Florida, the first bird that I went out with an intention to find and two interacting pairs, the male and female White-throated Sparrows below and a juvenile Cowbird and its "parent" a Song Sparrow. It is quite amazing to see this huge bird being fed by the small parent. Cowbird are brood parasites, laying their eggs in other birds nest. Many species, such as this Song Bird raise these parasitic "children" as their own, even as they usually eliminate the rest of the nest. Quite the survival strategy and makes you very conflicted about how you feel about Cowbirds.
