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If you’ve been hearing an endless string of 10 or 15 different birds singing outside your house, you might have a Northern Mockingbird in your yard. These slender-bodied gray birds apparently pour all their color into their personalities. They sing almost endlessly, even sometimes at night, and they flagrantly harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches. Cornell Lab
At my bird bath
The state bird of Florida and several other states.
Spotted on Nov 9, 2011
Submitted on Nov 9, 2011
16 Comments
Love this shot. Beautiful bird
Wow congratulations Claire!
Love this bird
Grandiosa...
Thank you all! I was quite surprised that this pic was chosen...but I do think that Mockingbirds are incredibly interesting.
SmallWonders...contact me if you visit your parents. I work in Venice at Laurel Nokomis School.
Congratulations! ... and off topic, what a beautiful place to live :) My parents live nearby in Venice & I only wish I had more time to spend there!
Congratulations, those are great photos!
Congrats......
Congratulations Claire! What a beautiful series!
'How to kill 'Northern' Mockingbird' ... congratulations!
Congratulations Claire!
I just posted a blog on this species @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/2012/03/22...
Congratulations Claire! This great series has been chosen as Spotting of the Day on Day 4 of the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Week! To celebrate the 74th annual Wildlife Week, we've dedicated this entire week to showcasing EXTRA-ordinary wildlife!
"The Northern Mockingbird can sing over 200 songs, including those of
other birds, insects, amphibians, and even mechanical sounds! The National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Week rolls on as we continue to celebrate EXTRA-ordinary wildlife. With only a few days left, make sure you join our WIldlife Watch mission and earn your polar bear superhero patch!"
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Nice description! I love to hear these birds, of course, I've never had one right outside my window all night :)
Very Nice!
I've read that if they sing at night, it's a male that still hasn't found a mate. Poor guy.
In Southern California, they sing all night between January and June. I'm looking forward to it but I know people who hate it (silly them).