The master of mimicry and mystery! 🕊️ The Common Cuckoo may look elegant with its sleek blue-grey back and striking striped belly, but it’s best known for its clever—and cunning—parenting strategy. Instead of raising its own young, the female cuckoo secretly lays her eggs in the nests of other birds (like reed warblers or meadow pipits). Once hatched, the cuckoo chick often pushes the host’s eggs or chicks out, ensuring it gets all the food and care from its unwitting foster parents. Famous for