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Purse nests and Cuckoo-dodging
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Started conversation Sep 30, 2013
What fascinating lives these little birds lead! And how clever they are that they can outsmart cuckoos! I 
the sound of the purse nest all bound together with spiderweb (I know this is really tough stuff, I cleared my birdtable of it the other day).
Thanks for the enlightenment and the wonderful image of the pretty little bird, Willem
GB 
Purse nests and Cuckoo-dodging
Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post' Posted Sep 30, 2013
This really is a cute little bird, Willem. Thanks for sharing its wonderful nesting habits. I sorta thought cuckoos were bigger birds that this little one but there must be diminutive ones in South Africa.
Purse nests and Cuckoo-dodging
Willem Posted Sep 30, 2013
Hello again Galaxy Babe and Elektra! Glad you found this interesting. Elektra, Klaas's Cuckoo is one of the smallest cuckoo species, a bit larger than a sparrow ... which is still quite a bit larger than the crombecs. Here is a nice article about them with photos, including a chick being fed by a Cape Batis (another one of its hosts)!
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/cuculidae/chrysococcyx_klaas.htm
Purse nests and Cuckoo-dodging
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Oct 1, 2013
as always, the cuckoo chick is bigger than the host parent doing all the feeding
You have to admire the absolute cheek of the cuckoo!
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