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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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.
