tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post7953868037365267323..comments2024-02-28T05:22:18.232-05:00Comments on THE BACK STORY -: MOCKING BIRDAFTERMATHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041592685191226321noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-67325135716070777882009-05-30T09:31:45.321-04:002009-05-30T09:31:45.321-04:00Maybe I should read the book/watch the movie again...Maybe I should read the book/watch the movie again. I have yet to see a Northern Mockingbird in our yard!<br /><br />Plenty of Gray Catbirds.<br /><br />Very nice photo!MaineBirderhttp://www.birdingmaine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-64112662277490028002009-05-29T09:01:05.201-04:002009-05-29T09:01:05.201-04:00What a show! Lovely pictures. I'm no help on any o...What a show! Lovely pictures. I'm no help on any of the raptors, except <br />I did have a beautiful view of a red tailed hawk from my sun room <br />windows yesterday morning. I take my breakfast on a tray and sit looking <br />out over the fields and marsh. I call it Breakfast with the Birds and <br />do it every May. I keep a record for every day of the month and add it <br />up at the end. I was away for 3 of the best birding days, but I usually <br />get at least 20 species just looking out the windows, or walking in our <br />woods or fields. We have five nesting pair of tree swallows in bird <br />houses on the barn or in the field, and at least five more pair of barn <br />swallows in the barn. I have to cover everything in there with <br />painter's plastic or paper covers because it makes a terrible mess. But <br />I do so love having them around. When there are babies I hope you will <br />come and take some photos. I have tried many times but my cameras are <br />not up to it. It needs a much better lens. Will you do that? Please, <br />please, please?<br />A mocking bird always shows up here in the field during migration but <br />he doesn't stay around. It does feel very special--for me it is because <br />growing up in Massachusetts there were never mockingbirds. They have <br />only came up north quite recently, so it always astonishes me.<br />The photo of him singing is especially beautiful!<br />Thanks Robin for sharing your work.<br />JoJonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119844997664774587.post-79820482441653721302009-05-29T08:58:34.786-04:002009-05-29T08:58:34.786-04:00When I see a blackbird I always think of Alfred Hi...When I see a blackbird I always think of Alfred Hitchcock!<br />PamPamnoreply@blogger.com