Mockingbirds

by | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Mockingbird, Northern #32, Perching

A musical bird with a vast variety of sharp calls. It’s monochromatic colouring is made up for by it’s song, at times it is hard to believe that this small bird can be so loud!  a group of mockingbirds is known as a “ridicule”

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Phoebe

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog, Perching, Phoebe #163

I couldn’t figure this one out, a friend helped ID it and although it’s brown, it is a Phoebe.  This one was perched on a bobbing log at Epping bridge.

Fun fact: the Eastern Phoebe was the first bird to be banded by John Audubon  in 1804, at the time a silver thread was used so he would know when the bird returned each spring.Swallow? - 2 Swallow? - 1 Swallow? - 4 Swallow? - 3