What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife.
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Shiny Cowbird
The Shiny Cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis, is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae.
Identification Tips:
• Long, thin, pointed bill
• Dark eyes
• Frequents open habitats
• Range in United States limited to south Florida but strays have occurred to Maine-range is expanding northward
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• Black iridiscent plumage
Adult female:
• Grayish-brown plumage-darker on upperparts
• Juveniles similar to adults
The Shiny Cowbird is smaller and shorter-tailed than blackbirds and grackles. This cowbird is a bird associated with open woodland and cultivation. It is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the nests of many other bird species.
This abundant bird feeds mainly on insects and some seeds, including rice, and forages on the ground and like its name, perches on cattle.
What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife.
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What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bee and he told me about the butcher and my wife.
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