Listen to the Mockingbird
Mar 10th, 2010 by Yvonne B
Spring is here in the south and the birds are busy staking out territories, finding mates and building nests. Males take the lead in this dance. They put on their finest feathers and sing their best songs from the highest point in the territory that they have chosen. Females are attracted to the most beautiful male with the best voice who would add the most to the gene pool by producing strong, healthy young.

Northern Mockingbird Wildlife Postcards by VermontMooments
In most species of birds, the male is brightly colored and the female is clothed in shades of brown so that she blends into the landscape while she spends weeks sitting on the nest. However in some bird species, like the Mockingbird, males and females are difficult to tell apart, except for the fact that the male sings. As K_Linda in her lens The Mockingbird tells us, male Mockingbirds have remarkable voices and can mimic many other birds and sounds. Unattached males will often sing at night. Mockingbirds are also staunch defenders of their nest and young and will attack any creature which they feel is threatening. K_Linda has written a delightful and informative lens about this unique bird that is another example of Nature at Its Best.

Mockingbird Postcard by lisawilliamsgifts
If you’re in the mood for spring and the weather is not cooperating, then stop by Naturally Native Squids Headquarters and browse the hand picked nature lenses written by more great lensmasters (like K_Linda) that are grouped there. You won’t be sorry that you made the trip.






























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