Ever felt like some folks are just born jerks? Birds can relate. Take for example the uninvited speckly-white visitor to this robin"s nest: That smaller egg belongs to a baby cowbird whose mother sneakily laid it among the blue robin eggs when no one was looking. Once the baby birds all hatch, the cowbird will grow much faster and larger than its robin "siblings," soon becoming an only chick by muscling them right out of the nest. And if mama robin ejects the cowbird egg before it hatches, the cowbird mom may take notice and chuck the remaining robin eggs from the nest out of spite.
Freeloaders of the avian world
Today in History
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A rest stop for the birds
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National Mushroom Month
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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Going head-to-head with winter
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Rays on parade
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Cousins Day
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The party’s just starting
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Oktoberfest begins
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Native American Heritage Day
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Nazar amulets, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Art over Amalfi
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World Bee Day
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Did it see its shadow?
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Presidents Day
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Llama Day
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Spring equinox
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A glittering diamond in the rough
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Busy building wetlands
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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National Aviation Day
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Aprils full moon