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20-JUL-2012

Northern Mockingbird in fig tree

Southside Place, Texas

aka Mimus polyglottos
relative of the Galápagos Mockingbird that impressed Charles Darwin on his HMS Beagle voyage
this North American species is doubtless the one that inspired Harper Lee's novel & is the state bird for 5 American states, including Texas
an omnivore & among the most intelligent birds
taken through a window

Nikon D3X ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/320s f/5.6 iso 720 20 mm ext full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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