Want this question answered?
The most well-known bird to do this is the Cuckoo.
Butterflies have wings and grasshoppers don't!
the cuckoo bird eats insects including catapillars (however you spell it) it can be a greyish color or cream or mixed usual small but some kinds of them are quit large. the cuckoo bird eats insects including catapillars (however you spell it) it can be a greyish color or cream or mixed usual small but some kinds of them are quit large.
I will say that cuckoo is an omnivore because it even eats smaller insects and some nuts etc...
It's actually not just "some" birds that tolerate cuckoo chicks in their nests, it's most birds.Cuckoos have been labelled by humans as a parasitic bird, which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. However cuckoos can also be beneficial to their host.Sometimes birds will actually remove the cuckoo's egg from their nest. But most of the time they will actually accept it as one of their own.There are two reasons why a bird will accept a cuckoo's egg as their own.First of all, cuckoos are actually rather mean. If the cuckoo witnesses its egg being evicted from the nest, then the cuckoo will likely return to the nest later and crush the host bird's eggs. Most birds seem to have learnt that removing a cuckoo's egg from their nest will end badly, so they just accept it.The second reason is because the cuckoo egg actually provides the nest with more defence from predators, especially with the spotted cuckoo.Spotted cuckoo chicks for example secrete a terrible smell. This smell makes the nest seem unappetising to predators, such as cats and birds of prey. So the host bird's nest is benefiting from extra protection if they accept the responsibility of raising the cuckoo's chick.In a way, the cuckoo bird works like the Mafia, running a protection racket. That is if you pay your dues (accept the cuckoo's eggs as your own), then you will get protection. But refuse and your nest gets smashed up.Further reading:New Scientist Article: Cuckoo chicks protect their host from predators with smells
No. Some people think cuckoo clocks come from Switzerland, but they don't. Cuckoo clocks come from the Black Forest, which is in Germany.
Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other birds so that the effort of raising them is done by other birds. When they hatch, the cuckoo chicks tip any other chicks out of the nest, so that they receive all the attention and food.
bird of paradise
When Wordsworth listens to a Cuckoo, it reminds him of all the times he listened to cuckoos when he was a boy. The cuckoo song reminds Wordsworth that people change - they grow old and die; but nature remains always the same.
Most people will buy bird feeders to put in their garden to attract birds and help to feed them through the winter. Other common accessories are bird tables and bird houses.
cuckoo birds
No. Grasshoppers eat plants and leaves from plants.