Molothrus ater is a clever mimic and copies not only the calls of other birds but of other animals as well. I have heard them voice the whinny of a horse, an odd sound indeed to be coming from thirty feet up a Douglas fir tree!
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater is a clever mimic and copies not only the calls of other birds but of other animals as well. I have heard them voice the whinny of a horse, an odd sound indeed to be coming from thirty feet up a Douglas fir tree!
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