Cardinals

I Was Wrong, Still Begging

I thought the baby cowbird was finally on its own when I saw it self feeding at the feeder. But the very next day, there it was begging and getting food from papa cardinal again at the bird bath.
Brown-headed Cowbird fledgling (Molothrus ater)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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From Other assorted birds