Another Gift

 

This time a mockingbird feather... all of the birds have been molting but are just about finished. I don't really see mockingbirds in the yard, so this is a special one.

Mr. Mockingbird

 

Open, Closed

 

This mockingbird was just going and going and going...they are amazing birds.

Bathingbird

 This mockingbird had himself quite a bathing session this afternoon. They don't usually come to the fountain, so it was a treat to watch him.

Birdies

 These are not unusual birds, but I don't often photograph them. Above is a phoebe (very skittish, thus blurry).

A mockingbird enjoying pomegranate seeds.

This picture cracks me up because of its long skinny legs.

And a California towhee. These birds are also skittish--they run (not hop, run) around the yard. These are the birds that sound a lot like a smoke detector whose batteries are dying. And they do this funny little kick kick kick in the dirt, using both feet, to stir up food.

I'm a bird nerd!

Hello, Stranger

 A rare visitor to the backyard "fountain" (old fountain broken, new one still on back order--thanks, COVID!): a mockingbird. Not pictured: it was lifting its wings up and down as it stood on the platform.