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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

For anyone else wondering: The bird on the left seems to be a (female) Brown-headed cowbird, found in North America, while the one on the right is a common cuckoo, found in Africa, Europe and Asia.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Wow, even mafia behavior. Hardcore.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

The Mafia of Songbirds.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 14 points 1 week ago

Saw this in a documentary, I'm still fascinated by a bee-eater tried to look after an offspring that's at least twice its size.