Birds of a Feather: Northern Mockingbird Traditional Cache
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Birds of a Feather: Northern Mockingbird
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This is number six in a series of caches dedicated to my two favorite hobbies. Geocaching and Birding. Both require you to go get out of the house and do some walking. While out geocaching I easily get distracted by birds that I encounter, but it makes the experience that much more enjoyable. Each of these caches are placed in an area where there is a heavy concentration of birds or a certain species of birds that I think people would enjoy learning more about and seeing first-handed. So if you have a pair of binoculars, bring them along with your pen for some close up views.
This cache is dedicated the state bird of Texas, the Northern Mockingbird.
If you’ve been hearing an endless string of 10 or 15 different birds singing outside your house, you might have a Northern Mockingbird in your yard. These slender-bodied gray birds apparently pour all their color into their personalities. They sing almost endlessly, even sometimes at night, and they flagrantly harass birds that intrude on their territories, flying slowly around them or prancing toward them, legs extended, flaunting their bright white wing patches.
The Mockingbird named so due to due to its ability to hear a sound and repeat it. Northern Mockingbirds continue to add new sounds to their repertoires throughout their lives. A male may learn around 200 songs throughout its life.
Mockingbirds have small heads with a long bill with a slight downward curve. Overall gray/brown with a white patch on the wings which show greatly when in flight. Found alone or in pairs throughout the year, mockingbirds aggressively chase off intruders on their territory.
Congratz to the co-FTF from Geonutz and Cachews and RAA!
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