This morning a Mockingbird landed on the wire outside my door and began its call. Mockingbirds are considered mimics; they repeat the calls of other birds as a means of defining their territory. This bird cried out a loud, series of calls and I began to listen. The calls were unclear to me and I wondered who he was mimicking; so I opened my door wide, stepped into the doorway and gave myself fully over to listening.
The calls I heard from this single bird included the: House Sparrow, Robin, Purple Martin, Blue Jay, Carolina Wren, Common Tern, Cardinal, Cowbird, Grackle, Starling, Herring Gull and Red-Winged Blackbird. There has been a Mockingbird outside my door every year for the seven years I have lived at the shore. This morning I wondered if this was a new, more prolific male or had I finally truly listened?
I am gratefulĀ when I choose to open the door to awareness and take the timeĀ to listening deeply and with Ā my heart. To make thisĀ simple choiceĀ isĀ an act of love andĀ healing.
Love the awareness. I have a mocking bird that resides at my work place. He has been there for years. Itās always nice when I hear him reciting his songs with such enthusiasm.
Yes, they are enthusiastic. I heard a Mockingbird at Mary Ann’s sing the song of a Killdeer.