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 / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) Santa Cruz Island

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) Isabela Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Espanola /Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) feeding on Cordia lutea berry, Espanola Island, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Espanola / Hood mockingbird, digging around beach plat roots to find insects, Espanola Island, Galapagos

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

Loic Poidevin / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada, May

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.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Digital composite of Cardinal, Mockingbird, Green jay, House finch, Pine warbler, Golden-fronted woodpecker, Chipping sparrow, birds landing on Texas prickly pear cactus (Opuntia lindheimeri), Dinero,...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus / Nesomimus parvulus) on mossy branch. Galapagos

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.

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

Staffan Widstrand / Hood / Espaniola Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi) perched on a rock with Swallow Tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) in the background. Punta Suarez, Espaniola, Galapagos, Ecuador, April.

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

Pete Oxford / Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus / Mimus parvulus) Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, endemic.

Pete Oxford / Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus / Mimus parvulus) captive, being handled for research purposes, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, endemic.

Pete Oxford / Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus / Mimus parvulus) captive, being handled for research purposes, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, endemic.

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

Stephen Dalton / Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) perched, Tobago, West Indies

Stephen Dalton / Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) two perched on branch, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, March

Roy Mangersnes / Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) gathering food, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. November.

Roy Mangersnes / Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. November.

Claudio Contreras / Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) perched, Dzibilchaltun National Park, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, March

Gabriel Rojo / Patagonian mockingbird {Mimus patagonicus} Patagonia, Punta Norte, Argentina

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

Gabriel Rojo / Patagonian mockingbird {Mimus patagonicus} in tree, Punta Norte Chubut, Patagonia, South America

Juan Carlos Munoz / Galapagos mockingbird, Playa Bahía Tortuga, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / Espanola mockingbird {Nesomimus macdonaldi} Espanola Island, Galapagos, January

Pete Oxford / Hood Island Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi) Punta Cevallos, Española / Hood Island, Galapagos Islands

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.

LUKE B. BARNETT / Floreana / Charles mockingbird {Nesomimus trifasciatus} feeding on cactus, Espanola Island, Galapagos, Janaury, Endangered

Nick Upton / Hood island mocking birds (Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi) feeding on Nazca booby (Sula granti) eggs, Galapagos

Nick Upton / Hood island mocking birds (Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi) sucking blood from Nazca booby (Sula granti) chick, Galapagos

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

Pete Oxford / Hood Island mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi) beside feet of tourist, Hood / Espanola Island, Galapagos

Pete Oxford / Hood Island mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi) beside feet of tourist, Hood / Espanola Island, Galapagos

Pete Oxford / Hood Island mockingbird {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonald} Hood / Española Island, Galapagos

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

JIM CLARE / Hood mocking birds {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonald} attacking Masked booby chick, Galapagos

Pete Oxford / Hood Island mocking bird {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi} feeding on turtle hatchling, Hood Is, Galapagos

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

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.

Pete Oxford / Hood island mocking birds territorial display Galapagos. {Nesomimus trifasciatus

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

Gabriel Rojo / Patagonian mocking bird {Mimus patagonicus} Argentina

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

Pete Oxford / Hood Is mockingbird {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonald} & turtle Galapagos Islands Book page 95

Pete Oxford / Hood Is mockingbird {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonald} feeding on baby turtle, Galapagos Islands Book page 95

Nick Upton / Hood island mocking bird {Nesomimus t macdonaldi} sucks blood from Nazca booby (Sula granti) Espanola, Galapagos

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

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...

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of the extinct Falkland Island Wolf or Fox (Dusicyon australis). Hand coloured lithograph, Plate IV, The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, edited and superintended by Charles Darwin...

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

Nick Upton / Hood island mocking birds {Nesomimus trifasciatus macdonaldi} sucking blood from Nazca booby (Sula granti) chick, Galapagos

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

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

Gabriel Rojo / Patagonian mockingbird {Mimus patagonicus} Patagonia, Argentina Punta Norte, Peninsula

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