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Multilingual Birds of a Feather

The Mockingbird sings out his misleading best, in hopes to attract a dupe with a nest, where the squatter believes mate’s eggs should belong; so mimics and jabbers uncountable songs. Catbirds and Thrashers, related critters, both grey North Americans sport throats of a twitter. These gifted Warblers mock tricky bird tunes, deceiving, deluding as feathered dragoons. In fairness to balance the Tweeters’ intent, creating, demanding a need to invent a song to attract a new or lost mate: so, a beacon to follow and commitment to state. EXAMPLE MOCK SONGS whistling, hey-hey yip pittie-yap frog gurgle, snarf-chickie claw-saw peep peeping piccolo-staccato bleat sniftering chit-chat, yodel-do do snerling, rat trap, blah tat-tat-tat crunchy nasal chirp, coo-coo-coo

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Date: 7/11/2023 8:08:00 AM
Hello Timothy Ray, Please check out my added third verse which was inspired by you. Thank you, John Howard
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Date: 6/21/2023 4:15:00 AM
Great write and I enjoyed the birds chatting. Love birds in my writing cause they always say
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Date: 6/21/2023 4:13:00 AM
Great write and I enjoyed the birds chatting. Love birds in my writing cause they always say
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Date: 5/28/2023 10:15:00 PM
while I applaud the spiritual direction this is going I think you need to study the mockingbird a bit more, many fascinating aspects to them. the cry at night for a lost mate or a prospective one. while they can know 200 calls it may be to attract a mate. mate for life...there is a plethora within the mockingbird for poets to play with....keep at it, you are on a good path...https://birdfeederhub.com/facts-about-mockingbirds/
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Date: 7/4/2023 11:22:00 AM
Hello Timothy Ray, Thank you for your insight and information. I am working on another verse for a needed balance to my one sided, a bit shallow, introduction to this many faceted Song Bird. I’ll send you an update when satisfied with a few more lines. JRH
Date: 2/11/2023 8:22:00 AM
John, that is top-shelf stuff. IT FLOWS. Smooth as Silk. Keep Rolling.
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