Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Staring a Mockingbird Straight In The Eye

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Mockingbirds are very observant birds, constantly watching over everything in their territory. There was one near the end of my walk this past Friday that flew into a tree next to the walkway and landed on a branch just above my eye level only six or seven feet from where I was approaching.

It watched intently as I slowly raised the camera and didn't fly away. They aren't afraid of much and will aggressively defend their territory, even attacking people if they feel there is a territorial threat. Fortunately, this one just posed for the camera:







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