parent mockingbird watches over her babies
in the hedge bush
Baby Mockingbird
parent mockingbird
Baby Mockingbird
watches over the young
after August rain
hedge bush sways in breeze
parent bird carries insects
to the baby birds
the mockingbird’s sound
not the song of another —
keeps her babies hid
© Freeda Baker Nichols
Freeda Baker Nichols 
I don’t think I’ve ever seen baby mockingbirds either. I think your photography is good as well as your verse. We have a mocker that hangs out around our deck.
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Thanks. They are nice little songbirds.
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Nothing else sounds like them!
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They do sing sweetly.
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Beautiful observations, Freeda. I’ve been a ‘Birdie’ for a long time. It’s peaceful to watch these creatures, living on another plane.
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A very pleasant part of my day is watching for the bluebird who claims my front yard trees as his territory. Haven’t seen him in a few days The rain came, and then we moved our bird feeder to the front yard. Sparrows and other birds came in flocks to feed, and now I’m wondering if they drove the bluebird away. 😦 Going to move the feeder back to the east side of the house.
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Such a good mocking bird mama 🙂
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These are the first mockingbird babies I’ve ever seen. Darrel was mowing and I heard the mother bird calling to her little ones. Then I noticed one of them in the hedge bush and soon I saw a second one higher up in the bush. The mama bird brought them insects she’d found in the new-mown grass. I snapped lots of photos. It was awesome. I’ve never been a bird-watcher but I’ve enjoyed taking their photos this summer. New hobby! But I have the experience of writing haiku or senryu to go with the pictures.
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I do enjoy the pictures you post along with what you have written about. Your photos are so sharp and clear.
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Will never be a pro but I do love being the amateur photographer, as well as the writing.
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