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Mimus polyglottos
Probably a juvenile male as it still has a downy plumage. Males are lighter underneath than females. He had already created a territory for himself. The first pic shows him in an alert stance or posture.
Spotted on a house next to a hardwood forest in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, and formerly the state bird of South Carolina.
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He is a chubby little guy! Thanks for the information about male/female coloration!