Male Hooded Warbler Feeding Nestlings (image)

American Ornithological Society Publications Office

Caption

This is a male Hooded Warbler delivering food to his three 6-day-old nestlings. When replacing their tail feathers during molt, many males desert their nestlings and fledglings, leaving the female responsible for all remaining parental care.

Credit

Ron Mumme, Department of Biology, Allegheny College

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