Northern Mockingbird

Once in a while I see Northern Mockingbirds flying around the backyard. There’s one that has a bad habit to stand on my mail box and poop on it, he never fails to do that!

I like these Mockingbirds because they do help secure the area and even when they never eat from the feeders, they keep large intruders out or give the alarm when a raptor is near. Countless times I’ve seen them chasing large crows out of “their territory”, fact that it’s beneficial to other small birds.

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Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

Tags: birds, nature, Northern Mockingbird, photography, photos of birds

6 thoughts on “Northern Mockingbird”

Bob Zeller on November 5, 2012 at 8:57 am said:

The Northern Mockingbird is Texas’s state bird, and we have them all over. Great photos, MJ. 🙂

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- avian101 on November 5, 2012 at 8:59 am said:
  
  Thanks Bob! 🙂
  
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jmgoyder on November 5, 2012 at 9:18 am said:

Beautiful and clever bird. We don’t have them here. I love your photos.

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- avian101 on November 5, 2012 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Thank you Julie! 🙂
  
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Vicki on November 5, 2012 at 9:52 am said:

thank you for showing me a bird that I have never seen here.. I especially like the third shot 🙂

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- avian101 on November 5, 2012 at 10:03 am said:
  
  Thank you Vicki! 🙂
  
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