Mockingbird

I can hear him,
now, even in darkness,
a trickster under the moon,
bristling his feathers,
sounding as merry
as a man whistling in a straw hat,
or a squeaky gate
to the playground, left ajar
or the jingling of a star,
having wandered too far
from the pasture.

Ted Kooser.

Might be a bit quiet over the next few days, as I'm heading off on a golf weekend to Barton Creek, near Austin. :-)

[Kathryn 🐎]

What a lovely capture and I enjoyed the poem too. Have fun golfing.

[Linda]

Cute!

[Leana Niemand]

Lovely capture, great focus as well.

[KWind]

Nice capture!

[David]

nice one

[Mauricio Rodriguez]

Great zoom, the textures of the branch, the sharpness, the background, nice !!!!

[Carolyn]

Miss the mockingbirds, not many in Washington that I've heard. This is a great picture and I love the commentary.

[Judith Johnson]

Lovely pose and a terrific shot.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

What a treat to see this wonderful little bird.

[Deb]

Great shot! He posed so perfectly for you. Enjoy you gold weekend!

[Cindy]

I can't wait to see green leaves and birds. I feel like winter in Chicago just doesn't want to go away! Nice, detailed shot!

[Paula W]

Don't think I have ever seen a Mockingbird, he looks very soft and fluffy. Colours are beautiful too.

[Milanie]

It won't be quiet if any of those little guys are near the golf course! They sure do chatter up a storm. Wonderful shot of him with nice light and detail. They don't seem to mind having their picture made.

[Michelle]

Beautiful! I agree, that it looks like he is posing for you.

[Kathy]

Interesting angle. I wouldn't have identified this as a mockingbird. Lovely shot.

[Nita]

Fabulous shot! Love it. Have a wonderful holiday.

[Frank Hymus]

Fab. You have green leaves out too. Lucky you.

[Stephanie Swift]

Lovely composition, focus, and poem!

[Jennifer]

Lovely capture and poem

[Louise & Ken]

What a beautifully captured image of this delightful bird! I love to have them come around and chirp their little hearts out!

[Sarah Munnings]

He looks rather cute :)

[Lisa]

Great capture!

[Issi Bannerman]

@bristolrose @crazypuce @leananiemand @kwind @killeen @mauriciorodriguez @carolyns @busylady @lucypics @dgrynn @cmsfk70 @paulaw @milaniet @mtpagano @randystreat @sansjuan @frankhymus @tristansmum @jesperani @Weezilou @pixiemac @nanalisarocks Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments. This little bird is a very common sight around here, but you can't fail to notice them because they sing so loudly and beautifully. Just back from our weekend in Texas Hill Country, so a few images recently posted from that. I'm now gradually catching up on commenting on everyone else's lovely posts whilst I've been away. :-)