In my bird book, I find it pictured and identified as a Mockingbird. Mockingbirds are also named under the heading of Wagtail.(?) Thanks, Bob for generous comments.
Jack --- On Mon, 5/17/10, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > From: Bob W <p...@web-options.com> > Subject: RE: PESO: Fence Dance > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 2:28 PM > > Was still reclining on the patio > Chaise with K20 in hand. > > Mocking Birds are in full voice right now and quite > active. > > We have 12 to 20 Goldfinches emptying their Nyger, > Nyjer, > > Niger feeder at any one time and that activity may > have > > attracted this party. Got him, between yawns, in mid > stride > > as he turned to depart. > > Really heavy crop. Possibly a quarter of the > frame.(?) > > > > Comments? > > > > Jack > > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=503 > > > > It's a beautiful and interesting shot, and the crop hasn't > done it much > harm. > > Is that a mockingbird? I've never seen one. It looks quite > similar to a pied > wagtail, and reminds me that as I left the office today I > saw a pair of > wagtails in a delightful flying kind of dance around each > other. I assume > it's some kind of courtship behaviour, or perhaps they were > chasing the same > insect, but it was an unusual close formation tumbling, > circling kind of > flight - fascinating to watch. > > Bob > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
