The Northern Mockingbird- Fun facts, documentary, diet, habitat, behavior, nesting, ID

Buy my E-BOOK: Where to go Birding in the Florida Keys: Find out what birds to find where, and what time of year to find them!
www.amazon.com/Where-go-Birdi...
To support my channel you can donate at :
Patreon.com/FloridaKeysBirding
Follow me on or contact me at:
Instagram: / florida_keys_birding
Join our FB group to find out more about what birds are being see in the keys, and track migration with us:
Facebook: / 997570873762753
modal=false&should_open_composer=false
or like out FB page:
/ floridakeysbirding
Click this link for more birding videos:
/ @floridakeysbirding
Check the Playlist for more.....
Various info sources used:
www.allaboutbirds.org/news/
Peterson Warbler guide
Sibley guide to Birds
Stokes Field Guide
Crossley Guide
Atlas of Bird Migration
North American Songbirds
identify.whatbird.com/
www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
Nat Geo Birding Guide
Smithsonian Birding Field Guide
"Warblers"

[@cherylj7460]

Thanks Michelle!

[@Women4Theology]

Love the mockingbird!

[@cherylj7460]

I like them. Especially in the evening, when all else is quiet.

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

Definitely I like watching them with their babies ❤️

[@erikaerika7788]

I have anesting pair in my yard ,,they are very tolerant of me 😂😂😂,, they nester in my bush and were succesful the fist set in march,,, they try 2 more times but failed,,,they were feeding the babies suet from my woodpecker feeder,,, they always disappear aFterdone with nesting 😮😮 see you next spring mr mockingbird bird ❤❤❤❤

[@omgbygollywow]

We have a mockingbird couple in our front yard. They dive bomb us when we get too close to their nest. They are very vocal and sing and chirp all day long.

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

These guys are so funny to watch! They have so much personality!

[@omgbygollywow]

During summer, don’t forget to give them water to drink, not just food. Our mockingbirds drink more than they eat in summer.

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

I have noticed mockingbirds visit my bird bath and get water quite frequently as well!

[@cherylj7460]

How do animals do so well in bougainvillea? I see lizards and birds among those thorns, that never seem to poke them!

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

I always wonder the same thing!

[@omgbygollywow]

I think it bothers them, but it is also a protection for them, so it is something they tolerate.

[@cherylj7460]

Mocking birds stay at the far end of my lawn- pecking at insects. I don’t see them going for the nuts and berries in the bowls.

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

I’ve notice in winter mine grab raisins, and in summer they eat those little red seeds from the bitter melon vine.

[@cherylj7460]

@@FloridaKeysBirding That’s helpful! Is bitter melon the annual vine with little squash type flowers?

[@cherylj7460]

Michelle! Excitement with the flycatchers! A baby flew out of the nest, which caused the parents to follow it in the bamboo and fight off the jays that tried to get close. I saw both flycatchers tumbling through the air with the blue jay.
They were gone about 10 minutes while I stood about 8 feet below the baby. I could also hear another baby in the nest!
When they came back (without the jay), they sat with the baby and I went into the house. 5 minutes later they were gone, all was quiet . It’s was getting dark. I hope they are all in the tree nest!

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

@@cherylj7460 yes that’s what mine look like. It’s super invasive here in south Florida it takes over! But the birds love those red seeds it makes!

[@FloridaKeysBirding]

@@cherylj7460 I bet they are protecting that baby! I’ve heard blue jays can be predatory to babies and eggs.