Mockingbirds, The Next Generation April 26, 2010

Any of you who have been reading for a while may know that we had a Mockingbird nest with four eggs in the orange tree in the backyard last year.  It was a drama every day--would the hawk get them, would it be Bonnie or Emily sharpening their hunting skills, would our makeshift fence help or hurt--or the pool, the dreaded pool! 

Well, this year we have noticed a pair of mockingbirds taking up residence and we are pretty sure doing some nest building in the Eugenia tree in front of the kichen window.  So, here is your first picture of one of the parents taking a break.   Stay tuned...Jodie--you may delete all the coming bird posts!  Or leave them up for Nakita to "see"!!!