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The mockingbirds have a new batch out of the nest. I'm watching a young bird begging one of (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 OP
For some reason MuseRider Jul 2019 #1
Had a mockingbird in the neighborhood a few years ago... Cracklin Charlie Jul 2019 #2
I've read that the birds that sing all night are the unattached males still looking for a mate. Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #3
Mockingbirds are one of the very best features of living in Marble Falls. marble falls Jul 2019 #4

MuseRider

(34,135 posts)
1. For some reason
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:28 AM
Jul 2019

I get a real kick out of watching Mockingbirds and their newly fledged babies. They are so fun to watch.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
2. Had a mockingbird in the neighborhood a few years ago...
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:43 AM
Jul 2019

He would sit in my neighbors tree, and sing all night, when everything was quiet. Loudly. You could hear him from blocks away.

We called him Johnny Cash.

Arkansas Granny

(31,536 posts)
3. I've read that the birds that sing all night are the unattached males still looking for a mate.
Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:49 AM
Jul 2019

Kind of sad, but I love to hear them. I had one in my back yard for years that made some of the most unusual sounds. Sometimes he sounded like a rusty hinge.

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