Northern Mockingbird

Description:

The northern mockingbird is a medium-sized mimid that has long legs and tail.[9] Both males and females look alike.[10] Its upper parts are colored gray, while its underparts have a white or whitish-gray color.[11] It has parallel wing bars on the half of the wings connected near the white patch giving it a distinctive appearance in flight.[11] The black central rectrices and typical white lateral rectrices are also noticeable in flight.[11] The iris is usually a light green-yellow or a yellow, but there have been instances of an orange color.[7] The bill is black with a brownish black appearance at the base.[7] The juvenile appearance is marked by its streaks on its back, distinguished spots and streaks on its chest, and a gray or grayish-green iris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_mo...