The Common Cuckoo is a brood parasite — meaning it lays its eggs in other birds' nests, leaving the unsuspecting foster parents to raise the chick. Total freeloaders! 😅 The female cuckoo can mimic the color and pattern of the host bird’s eggs — like robins, warblers, or pipits — so they don’t get rejected. It’s like having a master forger in the bird world. When a cuckoo chick hatches, it often pushes the host’s real eggs or chicks out of the nest so it gets all the food and attention. It’s bru

Calls of 7 cuckoos: Common Cuckoo, Indian Cuckoo, Asian Koel, Large Hawk-Cuckoo, Lesser Cuckoo, Plaintive Cuckoo, and Himalayan Cuckoo. 🌹🌹🌹🌹 #China #nature #birds #wildlife #travel #peace #beauty #beautiful #love | Lin hillside