Northern Mockingbird
by Deena Stoddard
Title
Northern Mockingbird
Artist
Deena Stoddard
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
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.
The Northern Mockingbird enjoys making its presence known. It usually sits conspicuously on high vegetation, fences, eaves, or telephone wires, or runs and hops along the ground. Found alone or in pairs throughout the year, mockingbirds aggressively chase off intruders on their territory.
All images © 2011-2020 Deena Stoddard ~ All Rights Reserved
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February 9th, 2013
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Richard Thomas
Another great avian portrait, Deena, description included! What a delightful background too! F&V