Foster Parents
2020-05-02photography
Foster Parents
A photo series of an unwitting crow couple bringing up a cuckoo. Generally it is strongly discouraged to photograph nesting birds. These were a few photos (one or two pictures once in several days) taken without any disturbance from my balcony.
The odd one out
26 June - First time I noticed four eggs in the crow's nest. One looks smaller and darker.
The hatchling
11 July. And that is the one that seems to hatch first.
The sibling
12 July. Joined by a sibling ...
Concerned parent ?
12 July - And here was a cuckoo, sitting quite close, apparently watching the nest. Could it be ?
And then there were none
30 July - Soon, other hatchlings and eggs disappeared.The only chick seemed to be thriving.
The demanding child
08 August - The parents have a tough time coping with the demanding chick.
The parents
10 August - As the chick is nearly old enough to fly away, the tired parents are caught in a moment of intimacy. Do they suspect anything, I wonder.