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I have noticed over the past two weeks, two mockbirds (at least I think it's two birds) building a nest in my big cedar tree next to my porch!!! I have been outside the past week working in my flowerbeds and I have really enjoyed hearing them!!
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They are too funny, yesterday I was in the flower bed right behind the tree and one flew down very close to me and just looked at me "like, Hey what are you doing?"!!
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Ahh, he was looking for a snack maybe? Try putting out some apple slices, grapes, orange slices, or a bowl of grape jelly near where you see them, on a flat surface like an old table top or wooden platform and see what happens. Mockingbirds are omnivorous. They eat anything and everything but Especially love fruit and suet.
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I will have to do that, I have to put some kind of small table near there, I could put it on my front porch, do you think they would go there? I also hung my hummingbird feeders up today!!
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Good for you! The Hummingbirds are here and are moving north at the rate of about 10 miles a day. Try putting the table on your front porch where they can see it and put a bunch of apple slices on it. That should bring the Mockers a'runnin'.
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Oh, I love the Mockingbirds and I have two that stay around here all year. I live next to a church and they can hear the organ, so they have developed quite a repertoire that keeps me really entertained throughout the spring, summer and fall. It's wonderful!
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I love to feed as many kinds of birds as I can but have never been able to feed the mockingbirds. Every time I put out fruit for all the fruit-loving birds, the fireants find it Has anyone figured out a way to outsmart the pesky little devils? I just hate fireants.
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When I used to go to my grandparents house in southern Louisiana each summer, I quickly learned that the tall towers and mounds of sand in their yard was NOT meant to play in. One time is ALL it takes. I still get hives thinking about it!
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Summer Camp '07, July 14th weekend, won't you join us? 
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and I have two that stay around here all year. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
I live next to a church and they can hear the organ, so they have developed quite a repertoire ![[clappy]](graemlins/claps.gif)
that keeps me really entertained throughout the spring, summer and fall. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
It's wonderful! ![[thumb]](graemlins/thumb.gif)
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Has anyone figured out a way to outsmart the pesky little devils? I just hate fireants.
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One time is ALL it takes. I still get hives thinking about it!
