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Northern Mockingbird
Stanley Jones

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos subsp. leucopterus) Texas State Bird. Perched in top of a flowering Texas Olive (Cordia bossieri: Boraginaceae). Along Butterfly Park Drive, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Reclaimed agricultural field with Tamaulipan Scrub and cultivated plants at ca. 26 m (85 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Reclaimed agricultural field with Tamaulipan Scrub and cultivated plants at ca. 26 m (85 ft) elevation.
Location
Butterfly Park Drive, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2016
Scientific name
Mimus polyglottos
Equipment used
Canon
Scridifer
Supporter
I'm not sure which is more beautiful - the Mockingbird or the Texas Olive! Either way it's a wonderful composition Stanley, many tfs!

Chris
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
What a lovely mocker picture to get Stanley.

That's a beautiful flower he's picked to pose with too, isn't it.

Many thanks for sharing him with us my friend.
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
Supporter
What a brilliant setting and composition here, Stanley ... great work ...
Three awesome images ... tfs ...
 

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