Identify this bird please

AlanF

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I've flown out to Memphis Tennessee to give a talk and brought my new Powershot G3 X in case anything flew by and for general photos. I can't identify this bird which I photographed by the banks of the Mississippi. It has the song of a warbler and looks like a flycatcher. The first is a close up and then they are progressively further away showing different features. Help please!
 

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AlanF said:
ERHP said:
Northern Mockingbird

Thanks! It's not a species we see in the UK. It's a very nice bird with its song.

Correct identification. They are fantastic mimics and can be very noisy even at night.
 

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Orangutan said:
AlanF said:
ERHP said:
Northern Mockingbird

Thanks! It's not a species we see in the UK. It's a very nice bird with its song.

Alan, the last photo is really nice, and I'm curious what it's perched on. My guess would be a sculpture of a butterfly. Do you have a less cropped version?
 

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Fun photo. Too bad it wasn't a Catbird on that Catfish sculpture. (Catbird is an American mimicry bird that is not nearly as tuneful as its relatives the mockingbird and brown thrasher, but it does mimic some and then finishes off the broken song with a harsh cat-like mew. Catfish is so named from the whisker-like barbels on the face of the fish).
 
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