Mocking Bird Chicks

Pickle cat first alerted me to the presence of these guys late Tuesday night. There was something in the yard that held his attention beyond food or my attempts to bring him in off the screened in porch. Not a peep to be heard so I did not give the matter much more thought after collecting the cat.

Come morning I knew what I had from the frantic activities of the mocking birds. Not only had their chicks hopped their nest but they were stuck in a yard drain. I scooped the birds out and took a few snaps of the unfortunate guys. The parent mocking birds attacked me so I moved off.

While I was pondering what to do both chicks took off hopping at a pretty good pace. One parent mocking bird would land nearby and the chicks would hop in that direction. By Wednesday evening the chicks were still on the ground but I could only guess their location from the flights of the parent birds and sounds of the chicks.

I could hear the chicks calling this evening but the sounds were now coming from up in a cypress tree. Think that's a good sign. They seemed pretty strong. I'd like to think so.

Feline Friday here tomorrow.

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