The black raspberries growing wild along the fence are ripening…and they’re delicious! As I was picking berries, I startled a Northern Mockingbird out of a tangle of brush at the top of the fence and realized that she was sitting on a nest.
Her nest was much better-concealed than the sparrow’s nest (whose babies fledged and left the nest recently). It appears to be constructed of twigs on the bottom, with grass woven on top.
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The eggs are such a beautiful color, too: almost teal, with brown speckles. We’re giving her a wide berth, but she’s already been back on the nest. With plenty of insects and a big fruiting mulberry tree nearby, she and the future hatchlings should be sitting pretty in their camouflaged digs!
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