Birding Photography 16

Happy Birding photography Day number 16. Today were are going to talk about the Northern Mockingbird for this week for my birding Monday.

The northern mockingbird is in the mockingbird family. It is 10 inches in length. Their rump is grey and paler grayish white below. It has slender wings and the wing patch is white. Their tail is blackish color with white outer tail feathers and their bill is short.

The northern mockingbird can mimic other birds and repeats each song 3 to 6 times and it sings day and night. Its calls are loud check; softer chair. They can be found in shrubs, towns and fields and the mockingbird resides in the south eastern part of the united states.

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