Photo Feature
BROOD PARASITISM
<p>A Eurasian Cuckoo juvenile begs a Long-tailed Shrike for food, though it is not the biological parent – a classic case of avian brood parasitism. Cuckoos often choose to lay their eggs in the nest of another bird that then raises the chick believing it to be one of its own. Sometimes, the chick pushes out other chicks or eggs to get the host mother’s undivided attention!</p>
<p><strong>Photographer: </strong>Kishan Meena<br />
<strong>Location:</strong> Barkheda pond, Jaipur, Rajasthan</p>