Northern Mockingbird - 07 Jan 2021

While driving home from work I spotted a solitary bird atop the fruiting trees in the median of Jefferson Avenue just south of Sibley Rd. in Riverview, MI. Skies were overcast and dark; it had been drizzling part of the day, so the bird was just a dark silhouette. But the long, cocked tail tipped me off immediately. Northern Mockingbird!

Luckily, I had decided to bring the Sony a9 and 200-600mm lens w/ me to work today, so it was just a matter of pulling over and getting some pics from the street below. 

I haven't seen the mockingbird in about 3 years, so this was a treat!

McClouth Steel, Riverview, Wayne, Michigan, US
Jan 7, 2021 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Jefferson Avenue just south of Sibley Rd.
1 species

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1     While driving home from work I spotted a solitary bird atop the fruiting trees in the median of Jefferson Avenue just south of Sibley Rd. in Riverview, MI. Skies were overcast and dark; it had been drizzling part of the day, so the bird was just a dark silhouette. But the long, cocked tail tipped me off immediately. Northern Mockingbird!
Luckily, I had decided to bring the Sony a9 and 200-600mm lens w/ me to work today, so it was just a matter of pulling over and getting some pics from the street below. While driving home from work I spotted a solitary bird atop the fruiting trees in the median of Jefferson Avenue just south of Sibley Rd. in Riverview, MI. Skies were overcast and dark; it had been drizzling part of the day, so the bird was just a dark silhouette. But the long, cocked tail tipped me off immediately. Northern Mockingbird!
Luckily, I had decided to bring the Sony a9 and 200-600mm lens w/ me to work today, so it was just a matter of pulling over and getting some pics from the street below.

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