Mockingbirds are known to repeat what they hear.
I had a friend share that one would wake her up in the morning crowing like a rooster. Drove her nuts.
I tend to copy them. They sing and I whistle back. I do that with cardinals as well.
But yesterday, I took my violin to the garden and played in the pavilion after church. I noticed a mockingbird, came and listened. The bird did not sing at all, just cocked it’s head. I played a variety of songs. I will pay attention in the future to what the mockingbirds sing in the garden.
Makes me want to be mindful of what I play, is it worth repeating?
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We don’t have mockingbirds in Europe, we have blackbirds, a kind of thrush, who are very good imitators. A friend of mine used to whistle snatches of JS Bach – and their resident blackbird whistled the same tunes back. Very cultured birds 😀
Very nice!