Mockingbirds Hatch!
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 42464452 - Northern Mockingbird nest and eggs; Clarke County, Georgia. April 16, 2020.
One of the good things that happened during the 2020 Coronavirus quarantine was working-from-home and watching more closely as springtime progressed in my backyard birding sanctuary. For a couple of weeks, the Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) were building a nest in the landscape shrubbery just below my home office window. Checking on April 15, three blue speckled eggs lays in the center of the well-constructed nest of twigs lined with some fur from the neighbor’s dog.
One source says the eggs will incubate for about two weeks, and during this time the parents will aggressively defend the nest. In fact, I was pleasantly amused as I watched one of the parents chase a squirrel from my yard, across the street, and only let off the chase as the squirrel darted in panic into the backyard of the house across the street! And God help the unsuspecting FedEx delivery person that tried to pass by that nest to approach my front door! I'm glad I had a pretty clear and safe view of the nest through my office window.
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 44163868 - A protective Northern Mockingbird giving a "dirty look" to anyone that approached its nest and eggs in my front yard; Clarke County, Georgia. April 28, 2020.
At sunrise on April 26, 2020, I peered through my window and into the bush. Two of the three eggs had hatched! By the afternoon all three were hatched and still doing well three days later.
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 44163870 - Baby Northern Mockingbirds; Clarke County, Georgia. April 28, 2020.
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
williamwisephotoDescription
For a couple of weeks, the Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) were building a nest in the landscape shrubbery just below my home office window. Checking on April 15, three blue speckled eggs lays in the center of the well-constructed nest of twigs lined with some fur from the neighbor’s dog. One source says the eggs will... http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/mockingbird-nest-eggs-georgia-backyard-birding
~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
williamwisephotoDescription
Two of the three Northern Mockingbird eggs hatched sometime between dusk yesterday and dawn this morning. By the afternoon all three eggs hatched. It has been approx. 10 days since they were laid (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42464452)
- Sunrise Today:6:49 am;
- Sunset Today:8:13
- Daylight Hours:13 hours, 25 minutes (+1m 52s)
William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
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An angry Northern Mockingbird gives me the "evil eye" as I check on its nest below my office window. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/mockingbird-nest-eggs-georgia-backyard-birding
~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
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A Northern Mockingbird parent keeps an eye on me as I check on its nest below my office window. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/mockingbird-nest-eggs-georgia-backyard-birding
~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
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See the parent Mockingbird in observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44163869. All three Northern Mockingbird babies are alive and well three days after hatching. The eggs were laid on 4/16/20 (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42464452) and hatched on 4/26/20 (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43588726) http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/mockingbird-nest-eggs-georgia-backyard-birding
- Few Clouds 79°F
- Sunrise Today:6:47 am; Sunset Today: 8:15 pm
- Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 28 minutes (+1m 50s)
- Moon: 30.2% Waxing Crescent
~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
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