Mockingbird and Flicker
Northern Mockingbirds quietly control their territories with quick follows, fly-bys, and maybe even swipes at others, to persuade someone to move along if you don’t belong. You may have noticed a mockingbird following you around during a walk, or appear to always be one step ahead of you on a perch. Yep, it’s keeping an eye on you!
A Northern Flicker landed on a snag, surely not realizing someone considered that snag private property.
Oh, but my backyard Northern Mockingbird did….
Mockingbird suggesting a male Northern Flicker move along
Flicker unpersuaded by the Mockingbird’s attempt
“Well, that was rude….”
Bay Photos by Donna 