When I saw this northern mockingbird sitting on a fence post and singing I stopped my truck and rolled down the window. It kept singing...until I raised my camera. It clammed up and just looked around. It gave me more than a few good poses, especially with the sun low in the sky. After I took a handful of pictures I lowered my camera and it started singing again. I really wanted a picture of it singing so I raised my camera to my eye and it stopped again. I thought I might be able to wait it out but after a while I gave up and put my camera down. At this point, it started singing again. That's when I came to the realization: It was mocking me.
