Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | BIRDS & Nature

This clip captures an intimate, cinematic close-up of the **Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii)** delivering a rich, mimic-filled song from a sunlit boulder beside a forest stream. You’ll see subtle throat pulsation and gentle head movements up close — a rare framing that reveals both plumage micro-detail and the bird’s vocal mechanics. If you love field ornithology, cinematic nature footage, or high-quality **bird sound 4K** recordings, this 20 second sequence delivers a concentrated example

Is it a blackbird? A duck? A frog? No, it's a Gray Catbird! Catbirds may be named for their catlike mew call, but they are also one of the master mimics of the bird world. Enjoy our Video of the Week and be amazed as one catbird punctuates its long song by the songs and calls of several different species: | Cornell Lab of Ornithology