Cuckoos would have good reason to do so, since the warblers and other small birds in whose nests they lay their eggs are understandably frightened of hawks, and give them a wide berth.
杜鹃有很好的理由去模仿鹰,由于莺和其它的小型鸟类在它们的巢中产卵,自然这些小型鸟类就很害怕鹰,并且对鹰敬而远之。
It is usually the younger warblers that nest in these areas because the preferred spots where there are a lot of shrubs are taken by the older, more dominant birds.
通常,年轻的蓝莺将会在这些地方筑巢,因为有浓密灌木的首选的筑巢点已经被更年长的、地位更高的蓝莺所占领了。
The young of ground-nesting warblers produce begging cheeps of higher frequencies than do their tree-nesting relatives.
相比在树上筑巢的同种类雏鸟,在地面筑巢的鸣禽雏鸟会发出频率更高的乞食叫声。
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