HANZAB has 8 references saying that adults will feed juveniles (stating that
it may be deliberate or advantitious). I have personally seen it twice at
Griffith, and both times it was the constant begging call that caught my
attention and I suspected the cuckoo was attracted the same way.
Cheers,
Peter
One example of bird behaviour I witnessed which I found very interesting
was an adult Pallid Cuckoo feeding a squawking juvenile Pallid Cuckoo.
The juvenile was not in a nest and was flying to the adult on command
when it had caught its latest feed.
As they are parasitic, I found this behaviour very interesting. Has
anyone else witnessed similar?
Cheers,
Andrew.
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