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    This is a Grey catbird. If you have ever heard one you would swear a kitten was sitting in the tree, they are that good at it. If another bird starts singing near them they will often mimic that song with a few extra notes of their own thrown in. They actually have a beautiful song of their own also.

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    Nice capture against such a bright background.

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    Thank you Antz.
    Yes, definitely a challenge for this shot. They are a common enough species, but are very secretive. They like to hide in the thickets, and only pop out very infrequently, and this was the only shot I had the opportunity to get today.
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    Nice capture and what a pose You can almost hear him singing his little song!

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    You can hear a bit of the cat sound on this example Gray Catbird - Whatbird.com
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    Nice catch,

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    Very nice shot.

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    I'm certainly jealous of all these wonderful bird photos. So cool to see such a variety.
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    Thanks everyone.
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