The Mocking Bird ~ Mimus Polyglottos, meaning " many-tongued mimic." Americans enjoy the song of the mockingbird from coast to coast, especially where the climate is balmy. One can hear them singing on the ground, in the garden shrubbery, from house eaves, television antennas, and lofty tree perches. Researchers demonstrated that it imitates other birds so expertly that only electronic analysis can detect the difference. A famed Mocker from Boston was credited with the ability to reproduce 39 bird songs, 50 bird calls, and the sound of a frog and a cricket! This beautiful boy poured forth his song from my T.V. Antenna in all of his Springtime excitement! :)

Theano 11, on May 6, said:

Beautiful shot. Greeting Theano

MaryAlice, on May 6, said:

Theano:

Thank you so very much for your happy comments on my photos this evening! I've been enjoying them very much! :) I was getting ready for bed, when suddenly your comments started popping up! I couldn't resist staying up and reading them.

Thank you again very much for all that you've said. I see that you enjoy birds? Me too! We can learn so much from them. :)

I thank you again for your kindness!

I hope you are doing well tonight!

Very best regards,

Mary Alice

Theano 11, on May 6, said:

Have a good night MaryAlice. Oh yes i enjoy

"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all".

and your shots are simply great Best Regards Theano

bobpercy, on May 6, said:

Mary Alice, I can tell it is singing, I wish I could hear it!- good quality photo, Bob (it's 6:20am in UK now)

Elemér, on May 6, said:

Taking a photo of a so interesting bird may be exciting! Elemér

Coal Miner's Boy, on May 6, said:

He looks just like the Northern Mocking Bird who sings outside my office most days. It's a treat to hear him, and it's a treat to see one photographed so well. Thanks for posting it!

I hadn't heard - is MINI up and running again?

H.P.

©► urbietorbi, on May 6, said:

wow superbe shot MaryAlice! greets urbi

©junebug, on May 7, said:

What a wonderful portrait of a mocking bird, Mary Alice! The background information is very interesting, too. It's a very special bird and you caught it so beautifully singing his tune. He deserves a YS! Greetings, Anne

darkflyrobin, on May 7, said:

Nice boy, shall he reproduce voice of Paul or Jim ?

Bird's best friend, ^Robin^

© DerSIGGY, on May 7, said:

Well done MaryAlice ! Greetings, DerSIGGY

Wil en Ed, on May 7, said:

Beautiful picture! Perfectly against the blue sky. This bird always remind me of a song by Patti Page called "Mocking bird hill". Thanks for sharing and giving me the reminder!

Gr, Ed.

Lecleire Jacques, on May 7, said:

Hey MaryAlice. What a beautiful picture of that beautiful bird. Also thank you very much for the explanation. Golden star for it !!!

Greetings, Jacques

aisavery, on May 7, said:

Oh, have you heard the mocking bird, the mocking bird, the mocking bird.... and yes, YOU have! Thank you for posting your wonderful capture, Mary Alice - I've never seen one and I don't think I've ever heard one. Beautiful long tail - did you get one of his back - he looks like he has speckles or stripes - ? Cheers from another feather fan, alicia

MaryAlice, on May 8, said:

Greetings all, and thank you so much for your many compliments on this classy Mocking bird! :) I imagine he is quite honored to be so admired here on Panoramio!

Theano, I am singing your song now! :) What a wonderful verse, and what a wonderful God! :)

Bob, Yes indeed, he was singing very loudly for all to hear! I'm so glad that you noticed, and thank you very kindly for your praise! :)

Elmer, Thank you for visiting! The Mocking bird was very exciting to me, as I have a special interest in birds, and I thought this one was delightful! Thank you for your kindness! :)

Happy Paul, First and foremost, YES, the baby Mini is up on it's feet again! It's all fine, and thank you so much for asking! It turned out to just be those little seals! No more leak, and it was only a matter of $5.50 for two tiny black "O" rings! Go figure! Now, thank you for your compliments on my Mocking Bird! He is quite the happy boy around here, and yes, they all look very much alike! I'm glad to know that you enjoy them up there as well! Perhaps I will be seeing a shot of your office singer soon? :)

Urbi, Thank you very kindly for stopping by, and I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this bird! Thank you sincerely for your praise! :)

Anne, I sure do appreciate your compliments and of course, the Yellow Star! I am quite honored and so happy that you enjoyed the shot! I love Mocking birds and have since childhood. My mother raised me to love birds and always taught me every little thing about them! Chick a dee dee dee's are another one of my favorites, and I hope to get a good close up on one soon as well! Thank you again for your praise, Anne!

** Yellow Breasted Robin,** I don't know if anyone can compete with the voices of Happy Paul or Jim! That is putting a LOT of pressure on this sweet bird! We'll have to see! :)

DerSiggy, Thank you so much for your praise! :) I'm glad to see that you stopped by my humble gallery again this evening! It's always a treat to see you! :)

Ed, I'm so glad to have stirred up an old song memory for you with this shot! I do not know the song, but Now I'm going to have to do some research! Thank you so kindly for your visit and praise! :)

Jacques, I am so honored for your yellow star! You flatter me! :) I'm so happy that you enjoyed the Mocking bird! :)

Alicia, Your happy song made me giggle! I can hear my mother singing that to me now! :) How sweet! I can't believe you've never seen a mocking bird! How could that be? You're going to have to come and visit me here in Georgia! Maybe after we do our road trip up there, we can come down here as well. Game? I'm so happy that you stopped by, Alicia! I hope you are doing well.

Greetings all, and thank you so much for visiting this proud Mocking bird!

Mary Alice

© DerSIGGY, on May 9, said:

you know the song?

I hear an older one... by B. J. H. ! (Barcley, James, Harvest)... title: mockingbird!!! I love some of these older music... "handmade", not just out of the computer !

Cheers

Siggy

MaryAlice, on May 9, said:

Siggy:

Okay, here is one from one of my favorite movies of all time, "Dumb and Dumber!" :)

" Moc( yeah-eah) -king- ( yeah-eah)-bird- ( yeah-eah) Yeah ( yeah-eah)

Mocking bir-ird

Everybody ( everybody) have you heard? ( now everybody, have you heard?)

He's gonna' buy me a mockingbird ( Daddy's gonna' buy her a mockingbird)

Woh Oh!

If that mockingbird don't sing, ( and if that mockingbird don't sing)

He's gonna' buy( gonna' buy) me a diamond ring. ( ri-ing!)

:) Do you remember this?

darkflyrobin, on May 9, said:

Hi Mary Alice, you are so kind to friends! I am sure the Mocking bird will then copy your greetings soon.

Good day and good night!

Dude one, ^Robin^

MaryAlice, on May 9, said:

My dearest Robin,

That is so sweet of you to say, but you are just as kind and so completely funny! :)

Have a most WONDERFUL springtime weekend!

Big smiles to you,

Mary Alice

® LoneWolf ®, on May 9, said:

Mary Alice,

Your titles are better than the Wikipedia!!!

And the picture is a great art work, and you correctly signed it, like all the great artists! :)

Coal Miner's Boy, on May 9, said:

Hey, MaryAlice, take a look at THIS bird picture and let me know what you think. My brother-in-law (andilaugh's dad) shot it at the home of another of his daughters in northwest England.

How's things? Keeping busy? Haven't been on much myself, but you haven't been your usual charming, witty, delightful, eloquent self either!

H.P.

MaryAlice, on May 10, said:

Joshua, How delightful for you to stop by! I'm so happy that you're impressed with my titles! I just want the viewer to know what he's looking at! :) Thank you for your constant praise! You make me proud and happy! :) I hope your Saturday is off to a wonderful start. Thanks again for your nice visit.

Happy Paul, I beg your pardon, Sir! Of course I am my usual charming, witty, delightful, eloquent self. What on earth do you mean? :( Perhaps you have missed some of my messages to you. When I have to leave them in group thank-yous, sometimes someone else will cover them up before the others get to read them. I don't know what to do about that either. Anyway, it is always a pleasure hearing from YOU, and I did go over and visit your brother-in-law's fun site, and I left him many comments. His gallery was delightful! I hope your weekend is off to a nice start! Happy Mother's Day to your wife! :)

Greetings, my friends!

Mary Alice

Coal Miner's Boy, on May 10, said:

I KNOW how eloquent and upbeat you can be, my dear Mary Alice. I simply meant that I hadn't seen many posts from you, so I guessed you were as busy as I've been these past couple of weeks.

H.P.

MaryAlice, on May 10, said:

I graciously accept your clarification, My dearest Happy Paul. :) I have been rather busy, but I had a moment to sit and catch up this morning! I have missed talking with you and the joy that your conversations always bring. I hope this morning finds you well and happy yourself!

Even if you don't hear much from me on a certain day, I'm never very far away.

All the best to my Happy Paul,

Merry Alicia

KasiaD, on May 13, said:

Quite an interesting bird by the sounds of it. I've never seen or heard one in real life. I thought it was just the name of a play - shows my ignorance. Kasia

MaryAlice, on May 13, said:

Kasia,

You are not kidding? You've really never seen or heard a Mocking Bird before? Awwwwh, I wish so much that I could send you a video or something! They are amazing and beautiful birds!

You are not ignorant one little bit though! There are millions of animals that I've never seen or heard of as well, so please don't feel bad.

I'm just happy that you were able to learn of the Mocking Bird through My site! :) I am honored!

Thank you so very much for your visit today, Kasia! I hope this evening finds you well and happy.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

KasiaD, on May 14, said:

Mary Alice, thanks for sharing. As I said, I thought maybe it was the name of a theatre play not a real bird. We live and learn. Best regardsd, Kasia

MaryAlice, on May 15, said:

Kasia;

You are certainly more than welcome! It was my pleasure! :)

Greetings to you this evening,

Mary Alice

Jan de Boer, on May 19, said:

Hi Mary Alice,

I would love to have this bird in Holland with it's song, and it's particular colours. Thanks for uploading!

Regards, Jan

MaryAlice, on May 19, said:

Greetings, Jan!

How are you this evening? I am great. I've been out of town for the weekend, so I'm a bit behind on my correspondence. If I have missed any of your messages, I will be catching them soon!

I'm so happy that you've enjoyed this mocking bird! They are quite lovely birds, and I sure do wish that you could hear it's beautiful song!

Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy your evening. ( on second thought, is it morning there yet?)

Warm regards,

Mary Alice

Bluetaipei, on May 22, said:

Ha... This picture make me remember the old song "Mockingbird hill" of Patti Page, long long time ago I heard. Thanks to your picture. Bluetaipei Kim from Taiwan

MaryAlice, on May 22, said:

Bluetaipei,

Thank you very much for your visit to this Mocking Bird! I'm so glad that it stirred up happy memories for you in song! :) Music brings about the very best kind of memories, don't you think?

Thank you again for stopping by my gallery. Please do come again.

Best regards,

Mary Alice

darkflyrobin, on May 23, said:

I am so pity I will going to see a move name "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Gregory Peck. I hope not this one or I will say sorry...

Regards, ^Robin^

MaryAlice, on May 23, said:

Robin Yellow Breast, Boy, you're so funny! You never fail to make me laugh out loud!

Thanks for the happy visit this morning.

I wish you a most outstanding Friday full of sunshine and joy! :)

Best regards,

Mary Alice

azarbayjan_nature, on May 28, said:

good job , this is very beautiful picture

MaryAlice, on May 28, said:

Thank you very much, Azarbayjan! I appreciate your kind praise!

From one bird lover to another,

Mary Alice

giulio colla, on June 5, said:

MaryAlice

Congratulations on your catch

I have photographed the species Mexicana

Greetings, Giulio

MaryAlice, on June 5, said:

Giulio,

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for also sharing your shot with me! :) That is wonderful. They are very similar.

Best regards to you,

Mary Alice

Luis Duro González, on June 24, said:

Very very nice!!!

I hope that everything will go well.

The best wishes for you,

Luis Duro González.

MaryAlice, on June 24, said:

Good evening to you, Luis!

How very nice to see you this evening. How was your day? I hope it was good. Mine was wonderful, but very hot! I'm looking forward to fall already. :)

Thank you for stopping by this sweet little mocking bird! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the shot.

I am headed to bed now, so sweet dreams to you, and best wishes for a wonderful day tomorrow.

Mary Alice

Luis Duro González, on June 25, said:

Good morning. My day also was wonderful, and today will be perfect.

Here it is 10:20, in USA will be 03:20 AM. Sweet dreams from Madrid, Luis Duro.

:)

MaryAlice, on June 25, said:

Luis,

You have done a lot of smart calculations! Wow! We have very drastic time differences, don't we? I wasn't aware that it was so extreme. So, it is still afternoon for you there now? Here it is 9:30pm. :)

Well, I hope you're enjoying your Wednesday. Mine is soon coming to a close. I am about to go have a big bowl of ICE CREAM with crushed chocolate cookies on top! :)

Very best regards to you, my friend,

Mary Alice

Luis Duro González, on June 26, said:

No Mary Alice, When in USA is 9:30pm, here is 6:30am more or less. Are seven hours of differences. When 11S in NY, here was 16:30, when started (7:30). For this reason I know the differences of time.

Wednesday was a regular day, but today I am happy. Tomorrow I go to the vacations to Casavieja in Avila, until September, and there, I don't have internet.

This is the last conversation that we have until September.

I hope that you are happy, and you pass a very good summer.

The best wishes to you, Luis Duro.

MaryAlice, on June 27, said:

You will be missed, Luis!

I will look forward to talking with you again in September.

Casavieja looks Amazing! I hope you have an outstanding time while you're there.

Very best regards,

Mary Alice