Sometimes a bird species’ very survival depends on its ability to learn fast. Birds need to recognize a cuckoo egg dumped in their own nest and either throw out the strange egg or desert the ...

A cuckoo chick tricks other birds into raising it by kicking out their eggs. A brilliant survival strategy in the wild. For ...

They say birds of a feather flock together, but what are the chances of a robin and cuckoo sharing a bit of lunch? Well, County Donegal woman Maureen Carr captured the moment a red-breasted bird ...

Frank Buffalino loves cuckoo clocks, but he concedes  having 50 tiny wooden birds coo-kooing all at once is a bit much. “We ...

Generally shy and elusive, the yellow-billed cuckoo can be easily overlooked. Its calls are usually loud and often provide the best evidence to the presence of the bird. It favors eating ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

When the cuckoo chick hatches ... a retired photo editor who’s an avid wildlife photographer, observed the birds’ behavior in 2014 in Amsterdam, where she lives. “The poor warbler almost ...

The yellow-billed cuckoo is sometimes called the "rain crow" because its song is often heard just before thunderstorms or summer showers. But this rare bird raises its voice less and less often in ...

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