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Northern Mockingbird, Texas Fox Squirrel
Stanley Jones

Northern Mockingbird, Texas Fox Squirrel (Mimus polyglottos, Sciurus niger)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) attacking a Texas Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger limitis).
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, open manicured park-like setting with scattered pecan, live oak trees and planted crepe myrtles at ca. 99 m (318 ft) elevation.
Location
Central Church, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2024
Scientific name
Mimus polyglottos, Sciurus niger
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Maia23, Mohamad Kamrani, MitchP and 2 others
bievreJJ
excellent action shot, Stanley, the mockingbird clearly impresses the squirrel, top notch, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Pretty fast squirrel. An amazing behavioural shot of this nasty mockingbird forcing this little rodent to flee.
 
Chris G6 UXU
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A superbly detailed action shot, setting and capture Stanley, lovely job and many tfs.
 
Dabs
Mocking bird up to its normal antics and having some good fun, Stanley.

A Classic!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
361
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
Texas Fox Squirrel being attacked by a Northern Mockingbird, Central Church, Bryan, Brazos Cou...jpg
File size
3.6 MB
Date taken
Tue, 04 June 2024 12:18 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1052px

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