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January 28, 2005 Gordon Eyre

Mockingbird

St. George, Utah

Nikon D2h ,Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.0 at 200.0mm iso200 full exif

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Holden 26-Jun-2012 13:27
Hi Gordon, I see that this has not been commented on for 7 years, but maybe you'll see it. Your pictures are beautiful, by the way. I've been thinking about getting into birdwatching. Question...I was watching a bird earlier today up on a telephone wire, I ASSUME it was a mockingbird, since I heard probably around 15 or so different bird calls from it. Are there any defining physical characteristics of mockingbirds? I was kind of far away, so all I could see really, was that it was gray, had white stripes on its wings, and had large tailfeathers.
Gordon Eyre21-May-2005 01:31
Hi Jim, Mockingbirds are quite agressive and will certainly give you and any other birds a very hard time when they are nesting.
Jim Mullen20-May-2005 21:02
Hi Gordon, I had to laugh when I saw this shot going through your galleries (which are quite nice by the way). A couple of days ago, I got a short of this guys East coast cousin staring me down after I parked in front of the tree where their nest was. They were not happy with me!

http://www.pbase.com/jmullen/image/43582972

Jim