How do Social Birds like corvids relate to Cuckoo Chicks

Try again – In Alice Springs a few years ago I saw a CB Cuckoo being fed in a small tree in a carpark in town by 2 Torresian Crows and between that fledgling being fed it was also being harassed by other Toressian Crows, obviously not the parents as the attackers always waited for . . . → Read More: How do Social Birds like corvids relate to Cuckoo Chicks

How do social birds like corvids relate to the cuckoo chicks raised by their neighbours?

Earlier this year I came across an immature CB Cuckoo sitting on a power line in association with its hosts. The thing was that there was quite a space between the CBC and the half dozen crows on the line. I got the impression that the crows were uneasy with the CBC in their midst.

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RFI (basic) re Middle East stopover

Hi all I will be travelling back to the UK for a family event in March 2018 and, based on current offers, it looks like one of the three Middle East carriers is going to get the honour of flying me there and back. I think I can possibly arrange a short stop in the . . . → Read More: RFI (basic) re Middle East stopover