Texas
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
(L 10" WS 14" Wt 1.7 oz)
Only mockingbird commonly found in
No. Amer...known for its intelligence.
Santa Ana Nat’l
Wildlife Refuge
26Apr2013
Oh Mockingbird have you ever heard
words that I've never heard.
          (Bob Marley)
Harlingen Arroyo
31Oct2010
Sheepshead Sanctuary
South Padre Island
29Oct2010
The Northern Mockingbird is
the state bird of Arkansas,
Florida, Mississippi, South
Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas.
Mimus means imitator; polyglottos
is Greek for many- tongued
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