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Northern Mockingbird on the woodpile enjoying some peanut butter and cornmeal mix. Mockingbirds will eat that readily, but I've rarely seen them eat any of the seeds I put out. I think they mostly eat insects and a few berries, and for some reason they really like the peanut butter and cornmeal mix I put out!
This Northern mockingbird was seen flying over blackberry bushes at Las Gallinas Valley birding loop in San Rafael, California.
This Northern Mockingbird, a first for me in pictures, perched amid a thicket of branches in this Common Buckthorn in the meadow area of German Mills Settlers Park and ate some of the berries, probably one of the few sources of food available here this early in spring. When it flew off to another buckthorn tree I noticed the white flashes on the wings which gave me a clue to its ID.
Incidentally, this tree is considered a noxious weed in some minds.
Happy holidays everyone! The venues of Key West are already decorated for Christmas, and this Northern Mockingbird is happy to comply. In fact, he has been doing some decorating of his own. He is always found around a single tree, hopping around with sticks in his beak. I'm unsure what type of structure he is building as it is still a long time from breeding season.
Ordinary Beauty - Photographing in the rain makes the ordinary birds I see everyday standout - like this mockingbird.
Species: Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Location: Santa Clara County, CA, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R7 + EF 100-400mm IS II
Settings: 1/250s, ISO: 2000, f/6.3 @200mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter
I love watching the smaller birds chase predators from their territory. While they don’t have the talons their larger cousins sport, they make up for it with their deft flying skills. It’s not a fair fight as the little guys don’t seem to be in any danger as long as they have their nemesis in sight. I imagine that, if they did not, they might find themselves on the menu. (Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polhyglottos; Fish Crow - Corvus osqifragus). (Sony a9iii, 200-600 lens @ 444mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 second, ISO 1000).
A medium-sized songbird, the Northern Mockingbird is a bit more slender than a thrush and with a longer tail. Mockingbirds have small heads, a long thin bill with a hint of a downward curve, and long legs. Their wings are short, rounded, and broad, making the tail seem particulars long in flight.
Mockingbirds are overall gray-brown, paler on the breast and belly, with two white wing bars on each wing. A white patch in each wing is often visible on perched birds, and in flight, these become large white flashes. The white outer tail feathers are also flashy in flight.
--- allaboutbirds.org
This Mockingbird was singing up a song on the grounds of Fort Pickens located on the far West end of Pensacola Beach Florida.
Been practicing the bird photography with the new 100mm-400mm lens. This mockingbird portrait was the best attempt of the day. I thought the background was unique as well.
I love watching birds around the brush pile, though I worry now since finding feathers from another Mockingbird nearby two days ago :(. I suspect hawk predation. I was hoping the brush pile would offer protection and cover from the hawk.
Point-and-Shoot
3.8-247.0 mm
f/6.5, 247.0 mm
1/250, ISO 640
1824
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America, of the family Mimidae. The species is also found in some parts of the Caribbean, as well as on the Hawaiian Islands. It is typically a permanent resident across much of its range, but northern mockingbirds may move farther south during inclement weather or prior to the onset of winter. The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in flight.[2]
The species is known for its ability to mimic bird calls and other types of sound, including artificial and electronic noises. Studies have shown its ability to identify individual humans and treat them differently based on learned threat assessments.[3] It is an omnivore and consumes fruit, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. It is often found in open areas, open woodlands and forest edges, and is quite common in urbanized areas. The species breeds from southeastern Canada throughout the United States to the Greater Antilles. It is listed as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
A Mockingbird enjoying some peanut butter and cornmeal! They rarely ever eat seeds, they eat mostly insects and worms, but they do eat berries and they love peanut butter!
It's been really quiet for bird activity lately. On a brief outing all I saw was this Mockingbird taking in the late afternoon sun on a Spring-like day (14C/57F in mid-February!).
The Northern Mockingbird is one of the most iconic birds of the South. ... It's also the state bird of five states, one which is Florida. It's most famous of course because it's a very vocal bird. They imitate the songs of at least 50 or 60 other species of Southern birds and they even mimic car horns and car alarms.
Out front in God's garden.