H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

It was the beginning of last Spring when while observing from my office window to my backyard I saw a couple of Northern Mockingbirds flying around the feeders and the bird houses, then the female sat on top of one them, meanwhile the male sat on the ground on a grassy area then began to… dance? That’s what I saw! It was terrific to see the bird doing pirouettes and other dancing like steps, his wings fanning the air as he danced  to a soundless music.

I was so under the spell of this whole bird ritual that I hardly had a chance to shoot a few frames.

What a wonderful experience I had; to be able to see the courtship of these beautiful birds. Add more to my fascination for birds.

I consider myself lucky to have all the backyard visitors I get daily. Some of my friends and neighbors tell me  that they have their feeders for birds but complaint that they hardly get any birds to feed.

Dance of the Northern Mockingbird