
I’ve respected mockingbirds since I was a kid when I watched one pick up a snake that was threatening it’s nest and repeatedly dash it on the pavement from high in the sky.

My childhood friend rescued a baby mockingbird and it became her pet. It flew freely about the house and held it’s own with her family’s five cats.

They are feisty and assertive birds and they are talented musicians.

They don’t just mimic the sounds they hear, they also compose, morphing the timber,

and tune, to make their songs more melodic.

Mockingbirds are night singers in the spring and summertime at The Holler.

Juvenile and adult males without mates sing at night to attract females.

I love falling to sleep at night listening to their vocal repertoires.
Cheers to you from The Holler musicians~
How lovely it must to hear one sing. No wonder songs have been written about mockingbirds.
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Musicians copying the masters!! 😉
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Yes! Have you read “Little House on the Prairie”, where the mockingbird sings along with Pa as he plays the fiddle?
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I read all Wilder’s books addictively as a child. I wanted to be part of Laura’s family and live in a sod house on Plum Creek, and traverse the prairies with Jack the dog running in front of the covered wagon. I actually went back and re-read a few of them in adulthood. I also read all the bios of Wilder. If she was still writing, I would still be reading!! 😉
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That is so wonderful! So of course you know the mockingbird scene. I am very lucky, because I get to read these books aloud at chapter reading every year. Every year! I never tire of the stories, and the children are beside themselves with anticipation. Picture nap time, lights out, and Jennie reading these wonderful books to children before they fall asleep. It’s no surprise that chapter reading is my favorite part of the day.
I tell children every year that my grandmother and Laura’s daughter were born on the same year and had the same name – Rose.
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I know you are you are a gifted teacher. I would so loved to have been a child in your class.
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Ah, Cindy, at last a bird I have also known and loved since I was a child in Texas – a bird that also sings to us on Cardinal Drive in South Carolina. Loved these images of old friends.
Be well, my friend.
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I ❤ my friends who ❤ mockingbirds! დ
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Just beautiful…you are a wonderful artist. The bird is gorgeous.
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You are a wonderful friend Gigi დ
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A friend, who has since passed on, once told me I sang like a mockingbird. He also said his wife cooked like a mockingbird. This was his way of giving the highest praise. I never forgot that, and mockingbirds have, since then, been very special to me.
Your observations on mockingbirds bear out more of their fascinating abilities. I especially liked the image that looks like the bird has a thorny spine. Inspiring pics and thoughts!
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What a wonderful friend! Your thoughtful comment makes me glad I posted. Cheers to you Rilla & stay safe დ
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They look so alive. Wonderful shots!!
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Thanks much my friend & hope all is well with you დ
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Hermoso. Me fascinó. Saludos.
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¡Saludos! Y muchas gracias amigo. Manténgase sano y salvo. დ
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Igualmente, estimada amiga. Lo mejor de la vida para ti. Saludos.
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Amazing photos!
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Grazie mille! დ
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Beautifully clicked the Mocking bird and the description is fantastic! Thank you very much for sharing ☺️😊🌷😊
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Thank you much more for your kind appreciation დ
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They really are beautiful birds, aren’t they? You have such stunning photos. It’s amazing your childhood friend rescued one that became a household birdie among several cats. I wouldn’t trust my cat near a bird ever, he still has the vile (but natural) instincts around things that fly.
Caz xx
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You should see my cat Herbert with the roadrunners! He clearly is outclassed 😉 😉
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Such an interesting bird! Your photos are fantastic as always!! 🙂
❤️carmen
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Thank you Carmen & cheers to you დ
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What great stories, Cindy! A pet mockingbird?? I’ve never heard of such a thing!
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He was quite tame and would eat out of our hands, and flew freely about the house. They had five cats and three dogs. He rounded the team out well! My friends house was far more exciting than my house, where we had one dog, and two kids! 😉
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Amazing. I love their songs in the yard, and I know that they are good dive bombers! Great photos
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I am happy you listen to their songs Barbara. Thank you & cheers დ
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I never heard them sing – but I made friends with one in the Galapagos islands. I do love them. So inquisitive and funny…well, maybe because it was the Galapagos they were not afraid at all. Your photography is marvelous as usual, and you brought to life my little friend over there. Loved your stories too. A truly beautiful bird, and I wish I could hear them sing. So often I think of our sail in those islands. If I only could, I would go there again. But it seems the world is lost to us now, and we are grateful for the adventures we have had.
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“If I only could, I would go there again. But it seems the world is lost to us now, and we are grateful for the adventures we have had.”
This gave me goosebumps because it is so true. Travel for us travelers, means a meaningful exploratory life. So very hard that it has stopped.
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So it is, Cindy. How do we manage? Really. We have to adapt, but I miss so many things about traveling. Yet, I should not complain, we lead a good life despite the disasters in this world. I worry about our planet, have always done. But now things are going straight downwards to a complete disaster. I live in my own bubble, where I grow a garden attractive for insects and birds. My thing. I have to feel I am doing something positive, something to help.
There, some ranting…but I am low these days. I hope you are all well there in the Holler.
♥
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I personally understand how you feel and struggle with many of the same thoughts and feelings. It is hard to watch our slow slide towards apocalypse and not feel depressed. I am glad you have your Eden for insects and birds and people to commune happily with each other. It is a healing balm for all of us. Sending you love and empathy დდ
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Cindy, I really appreciate your thoughts. I feel like you feel much the same. Sending you warm thoughts in your paradise❤
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Hi Cindy, thank you so much for these stunning photographs!
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The thanks go to you Charles. You have this consistent generosity of mind. It is unusual and so special დ
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
Please enjoy these stunning photographs from Cindy Knoke!
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Simply fantastic!
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Honored. Thank you დ
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wonderful upclose photos and whoa, they sound like birds you don’t want to mess with! Yet you say they sing so beautifully. I enjoyed learning more about mockers!
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Thank you Kathy. They are wonderful to have around. They eat bugs and scare off snakes! დ
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Your are much appreciated Michael. Thank you & be well დ
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Indeed birds of character. Lol Hello, Cindy! It seems you are only having birds with an academic background. When do you release the first album, with songs? 😉 Thanks for sharing, and have a beautiful rest of the weekend! Please stay save! xx Michael
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Well it is true that I prefer a well educated birdie!! 😉
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Diesen Spötter, den du in deinem Beitrag zeigst gibt es bei uns nicht . Es ist ein Verwandter der bei uns heimisch ist, der Gelbspötter. Ich kann mich an einer Beobachtung erinnern, wo dieser Vogel mich arg getäuscht hat.Aus einem dichten Buschwerk drang der Gesang der Dornengrasmücke und die des Gartenrotschwanz zu mir. Beide Vogelarten waren nicht in dem Gebüsch, es war allein der Gelbspötter der ihren Gesang imitiert hat.
Deine Foto sind fantastisch, danke fürs Zeigen.
Viele Grüße
Werner.
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Was für eine wundervolle Geschichte! Danke, dass du es mit mir teilst. Vögel sind so unglaublich clever mit ihren Tricks und Mimikry. Sie haben mich auch auf viele lustige Verfolgungsjagden geführt und ich habe jede Sekunde davon geliebt. Pass gut auf dich auf, mein Freund Werner დ
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Beautiful captures Cindy, you do really lovely photography. 🙂
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Much appreciated. Thank you very much. I love birds and they are so photogenic დ
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Wonderful insight into the mockingbird that for me are only of song and book fame. Seem incredible characters. Not sure Europe has anything like it.
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Happy you enjoyed and thanks much Magpie have some similarities.
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I will look into the connections.
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