Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult fighting with Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) female over Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia lindheimeri) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, S...

Marie Read / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched in Bradford Pear tree in autumn, Ithaca, new York, USA

Tim Laman / Espanola (Hood) mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi) standing on a Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Espanola Island (Hood Island), Galapagos Islands.

Tui De Roy / Espanola / Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) young 'helpers' being submissive to older bird, Espanola Island, Galapagos

Claudio Contreras / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) with invertebrate prey. Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, September.

Roland Seitre / Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) portrait. Chaparri reserve, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru, July.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult eating ice covered Christmas mistletoe berries (Phoradendron tomentosum) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult eating berries, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

B&S Draker / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult eating Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) berries. Bandera, Hill Country, Texas, USA, February.

B&S Draker / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult perched on Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) berries. Bandera, Hill Country, Texas, USA, February.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult, Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), adult. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), adult. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), adult. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

David Welling / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) bathing in a pond. Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May.

Tim Laman / Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) on the ground, Galapagos

Gerrit Vyn / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) portrait, Starr County, Texas, USA, March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult perched on Juniper, Chisos Basin, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Chihuahuan Desert, West Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perching on flowering Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched on flowering Huisache tree (Acacia farnesiana) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), Pantanal, Brazil

Tom Vezo / Floreana mockingbird portrait {Nesomimus parvulus} Genovesa Island subspecies, Galapagos,

Tim Laman / Floreana (Charles) mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus). Champion Islet off Floreana (Charles) Island, Galapagos Islands. Endangered

Tim Laman / Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) standing on the counter of a snack bar. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tim Laman / Espanola (Hood) mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi) standing on a Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Espanola Island (Hood Island), Galapagos Islands.

Tim Laman / Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) standing on a branch, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tim Laman / Espanola (Hood) mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi) standing on a camera tripod. Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos Islands.

John Cancalosi / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Arizona, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} newly fledged juvenile on Texas Sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) eating berry from Chinaberry Tree (Melia azedarach) Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. March 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. March 2002

Rolf Nussbaumer / Juvenile Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) newly fledged, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA. June 2005

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) in shallow water Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. May 2004

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Trecul Yucca (Yucca treculeana) Starr County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. March 2002

Tom Vezo / Mocking Bird {Mimus polyglottos} Long Island, NY, USA.

Tom Vezo / Northern Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} Everglades NP, Florida, USA.

Tom Vezo / Northern Mocking Bird {Mimus polyglottos} Long Island, New York, USA.

Tom Vezo / Hood island mockingbird {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonald} perching in tree top, Hood Island endemic species, Galapagos.

Tom Vezo / Northern Mocking Bird {Mimus polyglottos} Tuscan, Arizona, USA.

Tom Vezo / Northern Mocking Bird {Mimus polyglottos} Tuscan, Arizona, USA.

David Welling / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched on cactus, Texas, USA

John Cancalosi / Northern mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} profile on branch, Texas, USA.

Tom Vezo / Northern mockingbird singing {Mimus polyglottos} Texas, USA

Tom Vezo / Galapagos mockingbird calling {Nesomimus trifasciatus} Tower Islands, Galapagos

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} feeding young at nest, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} feeding chick in nest, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Tom Vezo / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} perched on Yucca flower, Texas, USA

David Welling / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} Texas, USA

Mike Read / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} Jamaica

David Welling / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos} on {Opuntia} cactus, Texas, USA

Tom Vezo / Mockingbird amongst berries, Everglades NP, Florida, USA

Paul D Stewart / Portrait of John Gould (14 September 1804 - 3 February 1881). Engraving by T.H. Maguire 1849 as part of the friends of the Ipswich Museum series. Gould was a wildlife illustrator and ornithologist bor...

Paul D Stewart / A Galapagos Mockingbird, from the collection of the Charles Darwin Research Station on Galapagos. While actually on the Beagle voyage, it was the mockinbirds, and not the celebrated finches gave Darwi...

Paul D Stewart / Two Galapagos Mockingbirds (right, upper from Espanola lower from San Cristobal), three Galapagos finch species (upper left) and Yellow Warbler (gold, lower left), from the collection of the Charles D...

Rob Tilley / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) profile, Santa Clara Ranch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rob Tilley / Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Santa Clara Ranch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Barry Mansell / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) North Carolina, USA

Tom Vezo / Mockingbird amongst berries. (Mimus polyglottus) Everglades, Florida

Tom Vezo / Northern Mockingbird feeding chicks at nest {Mimus polyglottus} New York USA

George McCarthy / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottus} Everglades Florida USA

David Welling / Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottus} on {Opuntia} cactus Texas USA