mockingbird—
nothing much to tweet about
lifts off and away
Mockingbird sits silent on top of the scrubby shrubbery looking around—for something to mock?—then in a flash spreads open its black and grey wings, lifts its long white tail, and is gone.
This bird species, “known for singing late at night, even past midnight, are opportunistic omnivores feeding on insects, fruits, seeds, and occasional greens.” Last summer, we often observed one particular mockingbird—it had a banded leg—that always showed up around Tommy’s dinner time to scarf up some kitty kibble!
