{"id":141614,"date":"2025-03-14T02:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T07:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=141614"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:21:37","slug":"update-on-mockzilla-the-mockingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/03\/14\/update-on-mockzilla-the-mockingbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Update On Mockzilla The Mockingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been wanting to do an update on the very territorial Northern Mockingbird I\u2019ve called Mockzilla because of the seasonal changes happening now.<\/p>\n

\"FeistyFeisty Northern Mockingbird \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/3200, ISO 1600, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 330mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve written about this mockingbird before because, over the winter, they became very aggressive and chased off most of the birds that came anywhere near the feeders.<\/p>\n

One Very Territorial Northern Mockingbird<\/span><\/a>
\nMockzilla The Northern Mockingbird In Snow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

With warmer temps arriving, the emergence of insects, and what seems to be a hormonal boost, Mockzilla the Mockingbird has changed their tune a little bit.<\/p>\n

Mockzilla is still spending some time chasing birds away from the feeder area, but that has slowed down a lot.<\/p>\n

The reason?<\/p>\n

Because Mockzilla is singing away, at night and during the day. The mockingbird sings from the pine trees, the hawthorn, the pear trees, and the brush pile. The singing lasts for long periods of time.<\/p>\n

Mockzilla does come to the feeders for mealworms, but they also stop by the birdbath to wet their whistle!<\/p>\n

Maybe Mockzilla the Mockingbird<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has mellowed enough that the Eastern Bluebirds will nest in the nearby nest box. Time will tell!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Northern Mockingbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been wanting to do an update on the very territorial Northern Mockingbird I\u2019ve called Mockzilla because of the seasonal changes happening now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,818,13951],"tags":[13981,6282,13931,821,820,6814,5719,16289,4192,4104,15824,11722,373,13966],"class_list":["post-141614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-northern-mockingbird","category-sebastian-county","tag-feeder","tag-feisty","tag-garden","tag-mimids-2","tag-mimus-polyglottos","tag-mockingbird","tag-mockingbirds","tag-mockzilla","tag-northern-mockingbird","tag-perched","tag-suburban","tag-vine","tag-winter","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/northern-mockingbird-mockzilla-mia-mcpherson-7751.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-AQ6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138823,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/01\/17\/mockzilla-the-northern-mockingbird-in-snow\/","url_meta":{"origin":141614,"position":0},"title":"Mockzilla The Northern Mockingbird In Snow","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mockzilla, the extremely territorial Northern Mockingbird, was great fun to photograph during the recent snowstorm in Arkansas because she or he seemed calmer.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Northern Mockingbird in an Arkansas snowstorm, Sebastian County","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/northern-mockingbird-snowy-mia-mcpherson-8841.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/northern-mockingbird-snowy-mia-mcpherson-8841.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/northern-mockingbird-snowy-mia-mcpherson-8841.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/northern-mockingbird-snowy-mia-mcpherson-8841.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":138390,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/12\/29\/one-very-territorial-northern-mockingbird\/","url_meta":{"origin":141614,"position":1},"title":"One Very Territorial Northern Mockingbird","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past several weeks, this Northern Mockingbird has grown increasingly territorial at my friend Steve Creek's bird feeders. 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