After we had finished the tour of George Washington's home (Mount Vernon), we started our walk and this mockingbird was sitting quite comfortably waiting for his photo to be taken. I obliged. There were many passersby. He ignored all of them, including me.
He seemed as happy with the sun shining as we were, though he remained silent. You might hear these birds outside your house singing merrily away, and not only in the day, at night too. I read here at All About Birds, that they "flagrantly harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches."
There was no flaunting of their bright white wing patches today.
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How lovely that he/she was confident enough to ignore you.
ReplyDeleteMount Vernon is a place that I'd look to return to, perhaps one day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise.....the first shot is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day,
Ruby
Lovely shots. Have a wonderful weekend
ReplyDeleteodd that he was silent. sometimes i speak with them and say things like, you have been through that set of songs many times, could you change it up? i have heard them at night to... and have seen them attacking other birds. this one is to cute
ReplyDeleteHello, it was so nice of the Mocker to pose for you. Great shots, Denise!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
A beautiful bird and photos.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have mockingbirds here soyour photos and description are intereseting.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like he was posing for you, Denise! What a beautiful and sweet little bird! :)
ReplyDeleteI adore birding I see you do too
ReplyDeleteHi Y'all!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo. Love the wing droop photo.
Y'all come on by,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Quite a striking looking bird!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love these guys! They are beautiful and entertaining!
ReplyDeleteHi Denise, super images of the Mockinbird, great that it kept still for you. Regards John
ReplyDeleteLovely images Denise, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I always listen for the mockingbirds when I go south. We don't have them here in Utah.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen a picture of the mockingbird before. Birds habits interest me so thank you for this, Denise.
ReplyDeleteA sweet bird!!! Love to hear them. And I have visited Mt. Vernon a few times and so enjoyed the beautiful area. What perfect day you shared with us....
ReplyDeleteHope you have a terrific week ahead, and thanks so much for participating and sharing your birds for us at I'd Rather B Birdin'.
Mockingbirds are my favorite of all birds :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! How come they won't pose for me? They see my camera and flap away!
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I love that mocking bird. We don't see them here in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteYou got such a nice clear view of him! Wonderful photos! Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteI really like that 2nd photo -- it has captured all the details and you can see the beautiful eyes of the bird.
ReplyDeleteNice - if only more birds were so cooperative.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Excelente trabalho e belas fotografias.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
We have mockingbirds and I've seen that behavior. I like their varied song...it's great to wake up to their music.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous macro shot of the mocking bird ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you ~ ^_^
ps. Behind in my comment due to surgery
I have always loved Mockingbirds, and I just love your photos! They are so versatile in their talents, and such a pretty bird as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you much for including SEASONS in your week Denise with on of your beautiful and interesting experiences:):) It's much appreciated and have a happy week!
ReplyDeleteSo this is the bird that Hitchcock (spelling?) made so famous! Thought it would stand out more but it's call intrigued and inspired one of the great writers of msytery:)
I love to hear mockingbirds run through their repertoire! Such lovely songsters!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/04/stop-looking-at-me.html
I love Mocking birds! They are brave birds that take care of their own. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely birdphotos.
ReplyDeleteR. Täysin arkista
I wonder why it is called mockingbird.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen one in person although this is an area where they are seen....Lovely photos Denise,,,Michelle
ReplyDeleteNeat shot of the mockingbird. I have photographed the mockingbird lately in my front yard and in the back. I felt he was posing for me and let me snaps lots of pics.
ReplyDeleteHi Denise I have been home all day watching the garden birds. We had to stay home to wait for a lift engineer to sort out a problem. I have just woken up after dozing in the wheelchair sitting here in the wonderful sunshine. Its still cold outside but I have been watching the leaves open out on next doors apple tree. There were just four at nine oclock this morning and at last count it was up to ten, by the weekend it will be in full leaf.XXX Don
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures. I think I've only ever seen one in real life.
ReplyDeleteGreat images!
ReplyDeleteI got too close to a Mockingbird nest last week and he flaunted his white wing bars at me - and his sharp beak and claws, too!
Great shots of the mockingbird! We have plenty of them here and they are also our state bird. I had one attack my head one time when I got too close to one of its babies that had fallen out of the nest. It was not pleasant!
ReplyDeleteA Mockingbird showed up on my back fence this week. He's back form his winter vacation and ready for my serviceberries and chokecherries to ripen. He and his mate will build a nest along the street and terrorize the dog walkers.
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