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WE HAVE 2 HUGE REDTOP BUSHES THAT CORNER OUR HOUSE (IT MAKES US FEEL LIKE COUNTRY FOLKS LIKE WE ARE)
AND IT NEVER FAISL, EVRY YEAR MOCKINGBIRDS NEST IN THEM SOMETIMES VEEN 2 AND 3 TIMES!!
WE ENJOY IT SO MUCH TO SEE THE TINY SPECKLED BLUE EGGS HATCH AND THEN THEY FLY OFF, BUT WHEN WE GET NEAR IT TO CHCEK IT OUT, BOY SHE COMES A-CALLING, LOL!!
WHAT GOOD MAMA!!
WE DONT KNOW IF ITS THE SAME BIRD EACH TIME BUT THEY ALL COME AND GO N NEST IN OUR REDTOPS N USE THE EXACT SAME NEST TOO!!
WE ENJOY IT, EVEN IF IT IS JUST A MOCKINBIRD
:wink:

I have a Mockingbird that has lived in my yard for 6 years now. We are so used to each other that he lets me walk up to within two feet of him. I lay apple slices covered with peanut butter on an old tabletop on our front deck. He and his Mrs. go crazy over them. I call him Mr. Mocky, or just Mocky for short.

Mr. Mocky Takes a Break From Raking the Leaves




Mocky's Apple

??? Just A Mockingbird????? Not every bird has had a book named after them that won an the Pulitzier Prize.


Are those bushes Red Tips by any chance?

Great pictures once again, Thorny!
I also have a mockingbird that has been hanging around for many years, but he's never come to eat at any of my feeders, nor the fruit that I put out on occassion.

I also think he is a darker grey than yours - would that be possible?

Yes there can be a lot of variation among individuals, OR, you could have a CATBIRD, a close cousin to the Mockingbird and Brown Thrasher. I have all three in my yard. There are THREE Brown Thrashers in my yard. Today, I noticed that Mr. Mocky has a mate again so I now have TWO Mockingbirds in my yard. The Catbirds will arrive a little later in the year.

Mr. Dove