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  1. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    Scratchin' and itch. I love the look on his face : )
    • Newton-W
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    • florida jacksonville mockingbird northern mockingbird
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  2. I am Master Here This Territory is Mine

    I am Master Here This Territory is Mine

    This Northern Mockingbird was keeping a sharp eye out for intruders when I snapped his picture.
    • blue185jay
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    • mimus polyglottos mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  3. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline.
    • CalvinFold
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    • mimus mockingbird polyglottos
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  4. Two Mockers, one feeder

    Two Mockers, one feeder

    From February 22nd, after our snowstorm of February 21st. I intended to post this one last month, but couldn't find the photo until today! This is the pair of Mockingbirds who has been guarding -- or at least attempting to guard -- all the feeders for the past few months. Nice to see them...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  5. I even gave them their own feeder!

    I even gave them their own feeder!

    From February 6th - The Mockers were being overrun by Starlings at the two suet feeders on the Mockers' tree! So I put one of my homemade peanut butter cakes in a spare suet cage feeder, stepped out on my porch, showed it to one of the Mockers who was perched on the tree, and hung the feeder...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern pair
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  6. Who's spying on whom?

    Who's spying on whom?

    I spotted a bird hiding in the spruce tree yesterday morning. Thinking it must have been an unusual bird or an early spring arrival, I ran in to get my camera. When I returned outdoors, it was still there! I took a number of shots, came inside, previewed them on my camera, and discovered it...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  7. Pretty please?

    Pretty please?

    Female Mockingbird asking me to refill the suet feeder on HER tree! She is one of the pair of Mockers that has been guarding my feeders for months now. The feeders are hanging from three separate trees, but the tree by the driveway is the one the Mockers guard the most fiercely and their...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  8. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 5m. Was a bit skittish, but managed to slowly get closer and closer for this shot.
    • CalvinFold
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    • mimus mockingbird polyglottos
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  9. Mockingbirds can be cute, too! (pt 2 of 2)

    Mockingbirds can be cute, too! (pt 2 of 2)

    Despite the background branch being a little disconcerting, I decided to post this because of the way she has her crest up (see previous post for why I am calling her a "she"). At first glance, with her head feathers perked up, I might have thought she was an Eastern Phoebe, except...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  10. Mockingbirds can be cute, too! (pt 1 of 2)

    Mockingbirds can be cute, too! (pt 1 of 2)

    This is one of the pair of Mockers who has been guarding my feeders for months now. I am judging her to be the female, mainly because of her placid personality, but also because she has a little more white on the sides of her face than does the male. Here she is perching on the tree by the...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  11. Dreaming of spring ...

    Dreaming of spring ...

    This is the female of the pair of Mockers who guard their tree and the feeders on it. They succeed in chasing other birds from the tree except when a group of Starlings is feeding at it. The Mockers seem to welcome my stepping out on the porch because it automatically scares the Starlings...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  12. Northern Mockingbird, female

    Northern Mockingbird, female

    Yesterday morning this female Mocker was perched at the top of the tree where I had hung new suet cakes. She was guarding the tree in her own passive way (unlike the male, who is much more proactive in chasing the other birds away). At one point a pair of Blue Jays arrived, and one of them...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  13. Still guarding the feeder

    Still guarding the feeder

    We received about 5 to 6 inches of snow yesterday and last night. The Mockers hung around during the snow storm and have been busy guarding the feeders. Sometimes they just stay perched on the tree and watch who comes to the feeders. At other times they chase the other birds away. Haven't...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  14. Mocker and Starling have a "talk"

    Mocker and Starling have a "talk"

    After the Mocker watched the Starling eat from the feeder (see previous post), the two had an eye-to-eye confrontation. There didn't seem to be a fight, though. There are two other trees with feeders on them. The day after this confrontation, I put an additional feeder on the Mockers' tree...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • european mockingbird northern starling
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  15. Mocker watches Starling eat

    Mocker watches Starling eat

    Snowfall always increases competition at the feeders, and Wednesday the 21st was no exception. This is the feeder that the pair of Mockers guard, so I was puzzled as to why this Mocker let this Starling eat. One of my theories is that when the female is on guard duty, she is a little lax and...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • european mockingbird northern starling
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  16. Coexistence, Red-Bellied and Mockingbird

    Coexistence, Red-Bellied and Mockingbird

    Haven't yet figured out bird politics or why the Mockingbirds have not been as persistent in chasing other birds from the feeders recently, but I was delighted to see this Mockingbird allowing this Red-Bellied Woodpecker to eat. This, after months of the Mockingbirds hogging the feeder for...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern red-bellied woodpecker
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  17. The acrobat

    The acrobat

    I don't know where they went, but our resident pair of Mockingbirds has returned from their winter vacation. They left prior to our January 6th snowstorm, but are now back. This is the male, who was apparently VERY hungry today. The whole time he was eating, the female was peacefully roosting...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  18. Northern Mockingbird, female

    Northern Mockingbird, female

    New Year's morning -- The female of our pair of Mockingbirds that has been guarding the feeders for many weeks. Her eye ring is rounder, she has more white on the sides of her face, and less white on her wings. Above all, she is much more docile and less aggressive then the male!
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • female mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  19. Northern Mockingbird pair

    Northern Mockingbird pair

    From yesterday afternoon, this is the pair of Mockingbirds who has been guarding not only this feeder, but also the feeders on three other trees. Once in while, other birds are able to eat at the three other trees, but rarely at this tree. Among the birds the Mockingbirds chase are Starlings...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern pair
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  20. This is my feeder!

    This is my feeder!

    Photo taken yesterday afternoon. I believe this is the male of the pair of Northern Mockingbirds who has taken over my feeders. From studying my photos of both the male and female, I've observed that the sides of the male's face (the cheeks?) are darker than the female's. Also, the male's eye...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • male mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  21. Don't you just hate.......

    Don't you just hate.......

    .....sitting in the rain posing for a photo. Hello everyone I'm back after some minor surgery and doing well. I hope to be released on Friday.
    • D. Taylor
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  22. Guardians of the feeders

    Guardians of the feeders

    Windy, cold, and bleak this morning. 1/30, F4.0, ISO 100, handheld, taken from my porch. Rare to capture this pair together. These are the male and female Mockingbirds who have been guarding the two trees near my porch, chasing all the other birds from the feeders hanging there. I recently...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern pair
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  23. Northern Mockingbird, female (I think)

    Northern Mockingbird, female (I think)

    This, I believe. is the female of the pair of Mockingbirds who have been guarding my feeders. Her breast color is a little lighter than the male's, and she seems to lack the darkness on her face (especially the areas of her cheeks). Most especially her personality is quite a bit different from...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  24. Northern Mockingbird, male (I think)

    Northern Mockingbird, male (I think)

    A pair of Mockingbirds has been guarding my feeders, which are on two separate trees, for weeks. Although it is said to be nearly impossible to tell the genders apart, my conclusion from months of studying the markings and personalities of these two birds leads me to believe that this one is...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  25. I'll guard, you eat

    I'll guard, you eat

    This pair of Mockingbirds own this feeder and the tree it is on -- at least they think they do. They tend to chase all other birds from the tree, not allowing them to feed. I rarely see the two together on the tree at the same time, but I am assuming the bird on the branch was keeping an eye...
    • wvbirdwatcher
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    • mockingbird northern
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
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