Do mockingbirds do any original songs? Or are they always copycats?
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI wondered - it says North America, including Mexico, US and Canada.
Northern mockingbirds live throughout North America, including Canada and Mexico. They are most common in the southern United States, especially in Texas and Florida. They breed from northern California, eastern Nebraska, southern Ontario and Atlantic Canada to southern Mexico.
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostDo mockingbirds do any original songs? Or are they always copycats?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostHmmmm, how would we know?
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI would think[1] that if a particular cry/song/sound was unique to them and especially if it could be associated with a certain behavior like mating calls, alarms, challenges and such.
1. Resist the temptationThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by DesertBerean View PostOur mockingbirds are much darker than that pic. They pick up sounds but I'm not aware of them imitating speech. They do pick on cats and dogs.
Our ravens are a bigger pain however.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think it was in a History Channel video (so it HAS to be true! ) that I saw that mockingbirds and ravens are the only birds that seem to create mischief just for the sake of mischief.Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think it was in a History Channel video (so it HAS to be true! ) that I saw that mockingbirds and ravens are the only birds that seem to create mischief just for the sake of mischief.Last edited by tabibito; 07-24-2017, 04:38 AM.1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYou know, I have never noticed any. They look rather plain so I might have seen them and never paid attention.
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostNo, but I've heard them imitate kittens.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think it was in a History Channel video (so it HAS to be true! ) that I saw that mockingbirds and ravens are the only birds that seem to create mischief just for the sake of mischief.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI'm not here anymore.
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Originally posted by Carrikature View PostThat seems to be unique to a handful of them, only. The ability may be there, but the bird in that video is captive. It's exposed to sounds the typical lyrebird wouldn't hear.
I guess....
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postuh, right. the point is how amazing they can imitate mechanical sounds like cameras and chainsaws. I don't care if most of them haven't been exposed to those sounds. You aren't impressed?
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