[birdky] Backyard list and problematic mockingbird

School has kept me grounded much of the year. I did have a new yard bird....an Osprey the other night. I found it interesting that he was sitting in a tall tree overlooking our pond.......and then saw that he'd gotten a large bass. I told my husband that night and he was impressed.....until he heard about the large bass. He decided he'd allow him the 1 bass limit. When I came home from school the next day he'd seen the osprey that day......with a large hybrid bluegill. The osprey was less than pleased that my husband was mowing around the pond on the tractor......but probably not as displeased as my husband was with another fish. I guess they've come to an understanding that the osprey had reached his limit....and moved on. I was tickled to see one of the Red-headed woodpeckers return this week. After watching the numbers grow from 1 to 8 over the past few years, they are always a welcome sight.
Now about the mockingbird. I have a friend at school who admires my mockingbird "pets" that I feed everyday at school out my window. However, she has one that must be nesting in a fir tree next to their house. Every time they come or go, the mockingbird gets pretty nasty and flies at them. Any suggestions on how to handle it. Her husband isn't a tolerant sole when he's attacked coming and going from his own house. 

Lana Hays
Walton, KY
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