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malthaussen

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7. There was a very talented mockingbird who used to hang out at my place.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2014, 01:17 PM

Jun 2014

Back when the century was still fresh. He could do a car alarm. He came for many years, and used to sit on the light standard right outside my bedroom window. Loved that cat.

Then one year he never came. All things must pass.

-- Mal

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Oh, Mockingbirds! [View all] bigtree Jun 2014 OP

Beautiful poem by Mary Oliver.. thank you, bigtree. Love your piece on the birds who Cha Jun 2014 #1

that's him! bigtree Jun 2014 #2

They're saucy looking little things. :) Cha Jun 2014 #3

beautiful birdies bigtree Jun 2014 #6

There was a bird who lived in the old quarry between UH and my apartment who sounded like a bell Hekate Jun 2014 #11

I found this, Hekate.. maybe? Cha Jun 2014 #13

» bigtree Jun 2014 #4

kick bigtree Jun 2014 #5

There was a very talented mockingbird who used to hang out at my place. malthaussen Jun 2014 #7

One of the few things I miss about living in L.A. are mockingbirds. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #8

Mockingbirds are so brave, too! They'll take after a crow or a hawk, zip! zip! nt Hekate Jun 2014 #10

Yep. Saw it many times. And, their constant war with Blue Jays. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #12

How lovely..... Hekate Jun 2014 #9

I don't know what kind of birds these are or where they are but I just had to post them, bigtree.. Cha Jun 2014 #14