Thursday, March 8, 2012

Mockingbird

What nimrod came up with the idea that Mockingbirds are sacred creatures? I mean really, what ever happened to natural selection? What is it with the Mockingbird in our tree out back that announces all light long, "Tweet, tweet, tweet, here I am! Come eat me!" But nothing ever does?

Now, I'm not suggesting we make a national past-time out of skeet-shooting the beloved state bird of TX, TN, AR, MS and FL with BB guns. Just gently suggesting that maybe the owls need to step up there game a bit. What do they need, an engraved invitation to come sample the loud little crunchy snack with a sweet, gooey center that sings all night in our tree?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

maybe just feed him~I love birds & their songs~just enjoy him & appreciate him because~~~The mockingbird is omnivorous. About half its diet consists of beetles, ants, bees, wasps, and grasshoppers, but it will also eat earth worms and maybe even a small lizard. In the city they'll follow lawnmowers to get the bugs that get stirred up. The also eat berries~~~so, they are helpers!love U, JAR

Brightfield Farm said...

i suspect this is the same mocking bird from memphis that kept you up. he finally found you and now he is pissed...bwa ha ha .