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Fwd: update pallid cuckoos

To: "'Gary Wright'" <>
Subject: Fwd: update pallid cuckoos
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 11:46:04 +1100

I would like to suggest what is probably happening. Firstly it would be very strange and hard to imagine how it can ever happen that two juvenile Pallid Cuckoos are being fed by the same individual foster parents. The cuckoo chicks could be siblings (same actual parents – or not) but raised in separate foster nests. However there could easily be two juvenile Pallid Cuckoos (that were from different nests), being fed by different individual foster parents, that just happen to be located near to each other and maybe interacting. I can even imagine that it could happen that the foster parents might possibly get confused between the two young cuckoos and sometimes feed the wrong one. But I appreciate it would also be hard for you to pick if that is happening.

 

Philip

 

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From: Gary Wright <>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 09:34
Subject: update pallid cuckoos
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both fledgings are spending time within 10 metres of each other.  There appear to be 3-4 spiny cheeks in attendance.  Not possible to tell if they are feeding both birds or just their 'own'.

One bird appears younger than the other-smaller, flight weaker, much more white on back and weaker call.  flickers its wings more often.

 

Gary

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