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Title: Cuckoo studies Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 24-Sep-10, 07:58:16 AM I have never seen a cuckoo in the States, but I assume there are some... perhaps a number of species? Here's a good piece on their incubation...
A cuckoo has a remarkable ability to hold its egg inside it for an extra 24 hours before releasing it into a host bird's nest, researchers have found. They say this "internal incubation" lets a cuckoo hatch before its nest mates, chuck them out and have the food foster parents bring all to itself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11401254 Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: Donna on 24-Sep-10, 08:04:14 AM I have never seen a cuckoo in the States, but I assume there are some... perhaps a number of species? Here's a good piece on their incubation... A cuckoo has a remarkable ability to hold its egg inside it for an extra 24 hours before releasing it into a host bird's nest, researchers have found. They say this "internal incubation" lets a cuckoo hatch before its nest mates, chuck them out and have the food foster parents bring all to itself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11401254 Those little squatters, pretty sad for the ones that get tossed out. Good article Bobbie! Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: MAK on 24-Sep-10, 11:19:04 AM :wave: Thanks Bobbie! These birds have one-up on the brown headed cowbird which also lays its eggs in other birds' nests. Simply amazing that they can hold onto their eggs like that! :clap:
Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: valhalla on 24-Sep-10, 11:20:00 AM I have a Cuckoo that comes out every hour with a bunch of dancers and sings to me!
Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 24-Sep-10, 11:28:21 AM I have a Cuckoo that comes out every hour with a bunch of dancers and sings to me! Arrrrrrrrggggh! Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: Patti from Kentucky on 24-Sep-10, 01:38:10 PM I have never seen a cuckoo in the States, but I assume there are some... perhaps a number of species? Yes, we have three species in the states: Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mangrove Cuckoo (only seen on the Southern Florida Coast) They're not always easy to photograph because they tend to like dense, dark forests, but I managed to catch a photo of a Yellow-billed cuckoo a few years back about to dive into a tent caterpillar buffet. Patti Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: MAK on 24-Sep-10, 03:30:23 PM I have a Cuckoo that comes out every hour with a bunch of dancers and sings to me! :silly: Yeah I've seen a couple cuckoos around here lately too! ;) :gum: Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: Donna on 24-Sep-10, 06:33:20 PM I have a Cuckoo that comes out every hour with a bunch of dancers and sings to me! :silly: Yeah I've seen a couple cuckoos around here lately too! ;) :gum: Well if we're talking about them kind of Cuckoo's.....then YES, I have seen them too! They migrate all year and we have a plethora of them. :stupid: Title: Re: Cuckoo studies Post by: valhalla on 24-Sep-10, 07:21:41 PM I have a Cuckoo that comes out every hour with a bunch of dancers and sings to me! :silly: Yeah I've seen a couple cuckoos around here lately too! ;) :gum: Well if we're talking about them kind of Cuckoo's.....then YES, I have seen them too! They migrate all year and we have a plethora of them. :stupid: Actually, they originate in Bavaria from a place named .... Schneider! Oh my Cuckoo has a beer drinker, too! |