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Tropical Mockingbird
gophish

Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus)

This one also from Aruba trip.
The Tropical Mockingbird is the southern cousin to the Northern Mockingbird that we see in much of the United States..
This one has seemed to pick a spot of safety in this thorn bush.
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Habitat
thorn bushes and cactus
Location
Aruba
Date taken
11-2016
Scientific name
Mimus gilvus
Equipment used
Lumix LS50 point and shoot
KC Foggin
Supporter
A beautiful image of this Mocker Ken!

How do they not stab themselves perched on those thorns!
 
Dabs
Seems totally unconcerned in a setting that we would deem dangerous, Ken.

An intriguing image!
 

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The Caribbean
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