Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) chick being fed by a meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). Common cuckoos are brood parasites. That is,they lay their eggs in the nest of other birds,leaving the costly rearing of their young to the owner of the nest. Plate 139 from 'Watercolour drawings of British Animals' (1831-1841) by William MacGillivray | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Natural History Museum, London |
Taille de l’image : | 5307 px × 3293 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |