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Old 07-03-2013, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN View Post
A pair of mockingbirds have built a nest in a large plant right by our lightpost. As soon as we just step in our driveway he or she flutters right in your face and twice almost pecked my wife in the arm. Anyone else ever had this problem. We are going up north for 10 days so hope mother nature speeds up the delivery process.
Mockingbirds can be VERY aggressive especially when they have a nest.
They lay 3–5 eggs. The female will sit on the eggs for about 2 weeks. After the chicks are born, both adults will feed them for another 10-14 days. Then they will be independent. Hopefully by the time you get back, they will have moved on.