{"id":15059,"date":"2014-05-26T03:35:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T09:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15059"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:26:47","slug":"northern-mockingbird-flight-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/05\/26\/northern-mockingbird-flight-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Mockingbird Flight Display"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have seen and heard more Northern Mockingbirds this year on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> than any previous year since I moved to Utah. I have wondered if the mockingbirds are expanding their range northward due to the increasing temperatures that\u00a0Utah and other states have been experiencing.<\/p>\n

\"NorthernNorthern Mockingbird parachuting down to a perch – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 500, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been enjoying listening to the Northern Mockingbirds mimic other species of birds, they seem to use the calls of Northern Flickers, Killdeer, Western Kingbirds and American Kestrels most often but they slide other birds songs in too. I have also been enjoying their flight displays and yesterday there was actually good light when I photographed the mockingbird above. This Northern Mockingbird is parachuting back to the perch it jumped up from.<\/p>\n

I think having the Great Salt Lake in the background is a unique setting and I love that beautiful blue.<\/p>\n

\"JumpingJumping Northern Mockingbird\u00a0– Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this frame the Northern Mockingbird had just about reached the apex of its leap from the Sagebrush it had been perched on. It was even singing as it jumped into the air.<\/p>\n

There are two mockingbirds in the area where I photographed this songster and I suspect that they are a mated pair. I hope that there will soon be mockingbird fledglings to photograph too.<\/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 have seen and heard more Northern Mockingbirds this year on Antelope Island State Park than any previous year since I moved to Utah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,27,818,26],"tags":[4004,2419,4098,4052,2560,4122,4005,9070,2655,820,6814,5719,4192,2561,165],"class_list":["post-15059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-northern-mockingbird","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-courtship","tag-desert","tag-flight","tag-flight-display","tag-flying","tag-great-salt-lake","tag-island","tag-jumping","tag-mimus-polyglottos","tag-mockingbird","tag-mockingbirds","tag-northern-mockingbird","tag-parachuting","tag-spring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/northern-mockingbird-great-salt-lake-mia-mcpherson-9128.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-3UT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14870,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/05\/02\/a-northern-mockingbirds-repertoire\/","url_meta":{"origin":15059,"position":0},"title":"A Northern Mockingbird’s Repertoire","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"When I lived in Florida I saw Northern Mockingbirds all the time but they are not so common here in Utah and typically I only see a pair or two during the whole breeding season.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Calling Northern Mockingbird, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-0519.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-0519.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-0519.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-0519.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24560,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/05\/25\/singing-northern-mockingbird-on-antelope-island\/","url_meta":{"origin":15059,"position":1},"title":"Singing Northern Mockingbird on Antelope Island","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It was nice to photograph this Northern Mockingbird singing in between the clouds and rain yesterday on Antelope Island State Park.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Singing Northern Mockingbird, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-4599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-4599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-4599.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/northern-mockingbird-singing-mia-mcpherson-4599.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2754,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2011\/07\/15\/friday-photos-northern-mockingbird\/","url_meta":{"origin":15059,"position":2},"title":"Friday Photos – Northern Mockingbird","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"July 15, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"A Loggerhead Shrike flew into a sagebrush and right after that I could hear a bird that sounded upset. 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