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Female brown-headed cowbird, scourge of other birds and of people who watch and feed birds, because it is literally a parasite. The female cowbird builds no nest. Instead, she sneaks onto the nests of other birds, often throws out their eggs, and lays her own in their place. Some birds, like the song sparrow, can't recognize the deception, and they raise the interlopers after their own eggs disappear.

A Male Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater, eating

"Brown-headed Cowbirds cool off and drink from a puddle in a parking lot on Jekyll Island, GA on a hot summer day."

Brown-headed Cowbird perched on a stick

Juvenile Male Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) on a birdbath with a green background

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) perched on roof of bird feeder. Blue-black feathers glisten in bright light, almost iridescent.

A very sharp shot of the infamous female Cow Bird.

King of the Forest Ascochinga Valley

A Brown-headed Cowbird perched high up in a tree

Male Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) on a perch with a blue background

Male Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) on a perch with a green background

Two male Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) feeding on black oil sunflower seeds scattered on neighborhood patio. Selective focus with distant bird out of foucs.

Female brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater, perched on a tree branch

Female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) on a perch

Small brown-headed cowbird on twigs

Female Brown-headed cowbird with a worm in a beak is standing in green grass in summer.

A male Brown-headed Cowbird is perched on a curved branch, showcasing its profile against a blurred green background. The image highlights the bird's colorful feathers, emphasizing its natural beauty and serene presence.

Shoot at Palo Alto Baylands, CA, USA

A Female Brown-headed Cowbird perched on a branch with her head turned to the right.

Three Brown-headed Cowbirds share a branch

Brown headed cowbird at Vancouver BC Canada

Close up of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) fledgling; Cowbirds are brood parasites, laying their eggs in the nests of other species

Brown headed cowbird (Molothrus ater), Floyd Bennett Field, New York

Cow Bird, green

Bird watching in Canada - Brown-headed Cowbird perched in a cedar tree

Close up of Brown-headed Cowbird perched on branch of coniferous tree; some sunlight

A Brown Headed Cowbird screeches in the tree at Laurel Run Park in Northeast, TN.

female Cowbird (2)

Brown-headed cowbird on rocks

All Brown Female Cowbird visiting a backyard bird feeder.

Brown-headed Cowbird - female

A Brown-headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater, moulting

Plolliformes Laridae, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

Male Brown headed Cowbird in the meadow in the grass

Female Brown-Headed Cowbird in a meadow in the grass

Brown headed Cowbird with green background

Brown-headed cowbird on rocks