Comments on: When Mockingbirds Attack

By: WhyMe

WhyMe — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:21:19 +0000

I was also wondering what exactly they recognize about a person, because there’s one outside my workplace that has targeted me for some reason. I am toying with the idea of wearing a hat when I leave work

By: chocolatelover

chocolatelover — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:22:41 +0000

I saw a single mockingbird chase off a hawk the other day. The other day two mockingbirds were mauling a crow together. I love to watch them, but would hate to be a victim of their wrath.

By: Vonskippy

Vonskippy — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:48:41 +0000

They’re smart and socially organized. I’ve seen a bunch of them gang up and kill a crow 3-4 times their size. Luckily after a couple of years I’ve trained them not to come/nest closer then a few hundred feet of the forest line to my property – any closer and you hear their annoying cawing. How were they trained you ask – with a scoped .22 of course.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:43:28 +0000

Seriously planettom, that book is ridiculous when it says “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird.” All the most annoying birds that wake me up at 6 in the morning, or dive bomb people, seem to be the mockingbirds. Really interesting that they can recognize people. I wonder how closely they can distinguish–were the volunteers the same build/hair color?

By: planettom

planettom — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:25:27 +0000

“Now Scout, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” said Atticus.
Suddenly, there was a flash of gray and something struck the back of Atticus’s head, causing his hat to fly off.
“Son of a – !”
“Jim, get my gun.” Atticus said grimly, retrieving his hat from the ground and dusting it off before placing it back on his head. “It’s time to start sinning!”