Mockingbird Attacking Its Reflection
Nov 18, 2020 16:08:24 #
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
Nov 18, 2020 16:37:21 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
Cool shots. They can be aggressive, I had one once in my backyard that used to chase my cat around
Nov 18, 2020 16:40:55 #
It is upset that it has to fly everywhere and the "other" mocker has that big pickup to drive around in.
Nov 18, 2020 16:51:47 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
Go get him...
Nov 18, 2020 18:14:01 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
Cool. I used to set a mirror by my platform feeder. It drove the titmice crazy
Nov 18, 2020 18:45:06 #
To show he was not pleased with me taking its photo, the dirty bird left his calling card on my door handle and mirror.
Nov 18, 2020 19:29:02 #
Nov 19, 2020 09:27:48 #
ballsafire
Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana
Last year I noticed a male cardinal pecking at my bedroom window, he was relentless and attacked his reflection so often that he tore holes in my screened window. It cost me plenty to have the screen replaced. We tried to place something between the screen and window hoping that he couldn't see his reflection. This action went on for two or three days!! I thought at first the bird was crazy but now I see where you had relatively the same experience with a blue-jay.
Nov 19, 2020 09:55:21 #
Nov 19, 2020 11:59:47 #
Nov 19, 2020 15:51:04 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
great sequence of the mockingbird attacking, sendai...first time i've seen a mockingbird do that.
there was a little titmouse who flew around tapping on some of the house windows once though,
and a little downy woodpecker who pecked on my bedroom window a bit.
Nov 19, 2020 18:28:05 #
Nov 20, 2020 01:00:29 #
Great shots, reminds me of a Robin years ago that sat on the top of the drivers door and fight with itself in the side mirror. That is when I discovered just how "dirty" a bird the Robin is. Dark green car, with a vertical white stripe just behind the mirror. Stupid bird.
Nov 20, 2020 15:18:28 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
Saw this mockingbird attacking its image in the window of my pickup. Ran inside and grabbed my camera and was able to get a few shots. Sorry about the quality but I was trying to shoot before I frightened it away and did not have time to do any adjustments.
Great series. Thanx for sharing.
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