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For many years I wondered what kind of bird sounded like a cat mewing in our backyard. It could have been flying among the tree branches, but it wasn’t until last week at Colonial Lake that one stopped long enough to pose for a few photos.
Gray Catbird.
Gray Catbird.
Gray Catbird.
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The green background pops .. and such a lovely bird, even if it sounds like a cat mewing 🙂
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Thank you Julie!
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Great photos. I had to look up the catbird on youtube to hear it for myself.
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Thank you Emma! Here’s another link about this bird: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gray_Catbird/id
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Thank you
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I have often heard the catbird while out on walks but have rarely seen it. Nice capture!
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Thank you Sue! I hope these photos help you picture what it looks like.
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Beautiful captures, always a pleasure to finally get the shots after missing many times before. I remember hearing a Gray Catbird in Florida a few years ago for the first time, thinking there must have been a kitten in the bushes, lol. I happened to see my first female Gray Catbird two days ago at my daughter’s feeder in Delaware. 🙂
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Thanks Donna! That’s a nice coincidence that you heard this bird recently in Delaware.
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All these are absolutely great images! The light in which you captured these birds and the great detail really make them nice!
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Thank you John!
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Stunning images of one of my favorite species of birds! I love the symphonies that they sing, made up of snippets of other birds’s songs.
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Thanks Jerry! This bird is like a marvel of nature!
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These are fabulous! That stance is perfect, I can hear the cry now….and I love the green in the background.
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Thank you Lynn! Do you see these Catbirds where you are now? It seems their range does not extend to the West Coast.
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You’re right – another bird I miss seeing! Although not my favorite, the call became so familiar over the years that I do miss it. The birding just isn’t as good here. The scenery in general is amazing, and of course there are certain birds you see often, like Bald eagles, that are great but overall I’d say there are not as many species of birds, they’re not as colorful, and maybe not quite as abundant.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you Aletta!
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You did a great job of capturing the Catbird’s expressions.
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Thank you Sandy! The bird stayed on that branch for about a minute, and I tried to capture all of its poses.
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Beautiful captures, Hien. Catbirds have a very melodious territorial song, similar to mockingbirds. Then the mewing warning calls and one that sounds like it is saying “Jer-ry!” which always makes me smile.
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Thanks Eliza! Bird songs and calls start around 5 AM and once I hear one I can’t go back to sleep. I think a Catbird may be one of those birds.
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Mine woke me at 4:50 this morning, but luckily, I go back to sleep after putting a pillow over my ear. 🙂 (As I type this at nearly-dark, 8:20pm, he is still singing- haha!)
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Beautiful catch! Love those birds that can make so many mysterious sounds.
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Thank you! This bird can mimick a lot of sounds.
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