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Moqueur chat. Juvenile

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Catbird, taken at Akron OH, SR18 at I77.

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Sexes similar. Photographed in Negrito (Citharexylum berlandieri: Verbenaceae).

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

shot at F/6.5 at 1/60th shutter, ISO 800 at 500mm

This young Gray Catbird was flying around me like if I wasn't there. When it stopped I saw that it was a juvenile, it gave me few seconds to capture it.

I have never noticed the red under the tail of these birds before.

one of the prettiest sounding birds

popped out to say hello one afternoon

I haven't posted here for quite a while, but I'm now back for a bit. Here's a common local bird with a characteristic chatty song and a "mieaow" like call.

What a beautiful song was coming out of this catbird's mouth. Such a cute bird!

This catbird was very interested in the sounds and calls surrounding him. It looks as though he's trying very hard to listen in on a private conversation.

While at the river I was walking along and noticed this catbird just perched perfectly on a branch. He stood still for me just long enough to snap a photo.

This catbird was having fun teasing my dog flying all around our yard. At least my dog got exercise and was tired out for the night.

I think this catbird was looking up and listening to all of the other song birds in my tree last night

The Catbirds returned a couple of weeks or so ago. There are three of them who regularly visit my feeders. There was one on the tree this morning who seemed to be "meowing" to me, telling me to refill the seed feeder. This particular bird often strikes an unusual pose.

This catbird was so fun to listen to while I was snapping pictures!

Went for a walk this morning looking for Bluebirds, but didn't see any. There was some rustling at the top of this tree, and I had to strain in my effort to ID the bird that was causing it. Got another shot of the back part of this bird, and it indeed had a Gray Catbird-like tail, so I decided...

Gray Catbird on bamboo that my landlord planted a few years ago. Weather has become sunnier and crisper ... I think the birds are enjoying it, too.

Got out of the car, camera in hand, and this gray catbird flew in and landed on a bush 15 feet in front of me. It then asked me to takes it's picture so I took several.

The male (left) has been around for a week or so, having returned from his wintering quarters farther south. Finally, this morning, the female (right) made herself visible! They both tend to be shy, preferring to hide behind leaves, but the female is even shyer than the male.

This Gray Catbird arrived from its more southerly wintering quarters about May 1st and has been singing from the top of the bamboo, as shown here. Yesterday evening I heard it sound the "mew", from which this bird gets its name. Yet, the Catbird's regular song is much more melodious...

Saw several of these guys on my walk today.This was also my first try at bird photography so bare with me!