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Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Catbirds are relatives of mockingbirds and thrashers, and they share that group’s vocal abilities, copying the sounds of other species and stringing them together to make their own song. They are medium-sized, slender songbirds with a long, rounded, black tail and a narrow, straight bill. Catbirds are fairly long legged and have broad, rounded wings. They give the impression of being entirely slate gray but have a small black cap, blackish tail, and a rich rufous-brown patch under the tail.
They are native to most of temperate North America east of the Rocky Mountains. They migrate to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean in winter; except for the occasional vagrant they always stay east of the American Cordillera. They are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe. Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas with dense, low growth; they are also found in urban, suburban, and rural habitats. In the winter quarters they actually seem to associate with humans even more. Seen in my yard.
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Wonderful series Maria!
sorry - I meant "more" photos in the series (that I didn't post)
Thanks, Brandon, Gerardo and Antonio! I do enjoy watching them, Brandon; there are my photos in the series with the bird plunging in the water but you can't see her/him very well - mostly water droplets spraying in all directions.
great spotting Maria,beautiful,super cute :) and congrats on your noah ranger mission :)
Congratulations on your Ranger recognition a little late i just notice :):)
Very Fun Series Maria! I bet you were getting a laugh while photographing the antics of this bird in the bath! I know I always get a kick out of that. Just seems funny and a little awkward to see them splashing around. (especially when more than one is in the party)
Thank you, Jappa, Conner and Gerardo. It's nice to spot birds behaving in different ways. Conner, I used a Canon T2i and a zoom lens.
Wonderful series Maria:)
Beautiful pic what did you take it with?
Great shots