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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Mockingbird at my birdbath~Wild Bird Wednesday~061213

We've had families of mockingbirds in our neighborhood for many, many years.  Actually, for as long as I can remember.  I do remember one spring hearing the cries of a distressed bird and looking out in the corner of our front yard where our cat had a baby mockingbird cornered.  I grabbed the baby (after a few unsuccessful tries) and couldn't locate a nest, so I took it up to the Living Desert Reserve.  The parents were around and were dive bombing me, but, with several cats in the yard, I didn't want to leave the baby unattended.  Since then, they have nested either somewhere in our yard or across the street in the palm trees.  I always see them either in our yard or next door.  But, they never alight to eat.  This one did stop to enjoy the new bird bath!   :-)  So far, he's the only bird I've seen who has actually used it!  They always show up right after I mow the lawn out back.  Apparently they enjoy the grubs which are there and which they can get to after a fresh mowing.  I'm glad we have them in our neighborhood and we are serenaded every Spring with their nightly calls.  Wild Bird Wednesday for June 12, 2013.   To visit WBW, please go to:   http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com/




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7 comments:

  1. ArijaJune 12, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    I wish the birds would come to my bird bath too., Unfortunately we have too many troughs for sheep and cattle for them to be interested in a bird bath close to the house.
    The mockingbird is a very pretty songster.

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  2. eileeninmdJune 12, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    Great series on the Mocker! They are cool birds to have around!

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  3. UnknownJune 12, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    It's so lovely to see the bird life that we will never see over here in the UK. Our local birds always come out after the grass has been mown

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  4. AnonymousJune 12, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    Great photos, Mockers have such great antics!

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  5. Pat TillettJune 13, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    nice photos! I love Mocking Birds. They have so much personality and are fun to watch. There is one that runs through his entire bird call list every morning (very early).

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  6. DaveJune 14, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Lovely post. Your header image is stunning, you really get drawn into it, well done

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  7. NeilJune 15, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Nice series.

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