Tui De Roy / Epanola saddelback tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis), with Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) perched on carapace, Espnola Island, Galapagos.

Andy Rouse / Espanola mockingbird, (Mimus macdonaldi), on beach, Galapagos

Tui De Roy / Espanola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) on beach, Galapagos

Claudio Contreras / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) in courtship display, San Quintin, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico,

Claudio Contreras / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) in courtship display, San Quintin, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico,

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) perching on a mossy branch, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) standing on damp forest floor, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) standing on damp forest floor, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) feeding on Tournefortia berries, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Espaņola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) watching potentional prey, a Galapagos centipede (Scolopendra galapagoensis), Espaņola Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Espaņola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) running, Espaņola Island, Galapagos, South America. Long exposure.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) feeding on nectar in Saguaro blossom (Carnegiea gigantea) and insects trapped in them, Sonoran desert, Arizona.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) feeding on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) blossom nectar and the insects trapped in it, Sonoran Desert , Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) feeding on Saguaro cactus(Carnegiea gigantea) blossom nectar and the insects trapped in it, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) feeding on nectar in Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) blossom and the insects trapped in them, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) calling from perch on top of flowers, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus), feeding on flightless cricket, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus), on Opuntia cactus flower, Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus), feeding on Opuntia cactus flower, Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus), feeding on pieces of dead skin picked from land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), Santa Fe Island, Galapagos Islands.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) feeding on Agarita (Berberis trifoliolata) berries, South Padre Island, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) feeding on Berlandier's fiddlewood (Citharexylum berlandieri) berries. South Padre Island, Texas, USA.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) with Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) Fernandina Volcano, Galapagos .

Jeff Foott / Grand Canyon rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus abyssus) feeding on Northern mocking bird (Mimus polyglottos). Havasu Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. September.

Jeff Foott / Grand Canyon rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus abyssus) feeding on Northern mocking bird (Mimus polyglottos). Havasu Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. September.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Arizona, USA, February.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrashers (Toxostoma curvirostre), adult feeding young on nest in cholla cactus, Arizona, USA. July.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) bathing in photographer Tui De Roy's garden pond. Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Doug Wechsler / Espanola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) perched on Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Espanola Island, Galapgos.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) catching hawkmoth in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) fledgling bathing in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) parent feeding fledgling in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) fledgling in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) adult feeding young in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) fledgling in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Wendy Shattil / Long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre). Lower Rio Grande Valley, Linn, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. July.

Wendy Shattil / Long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) pair perched on wooden post. Lower Rio Grande Valley, Linn, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. July.

John Cancalosi / Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA.

David Pattyn / Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) in a tree, Isla de La Plata, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador, July

Nick Hawkins / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus). San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Alex Mustard / Tourist photographs an Espagnola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) that has landed on her boot. Espagnola Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. Model released.

Jeff Vanuga / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) perched on cactus. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a Gray catbird, (Dumetella carolinensis) with white background, Block island, Rhode Island, USA. Bird caught during scientific research.

Lucas Bustamante / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) perched in tree, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Eladio Fernandez / Bahama mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii) singing, Hellshire Hills, Jamaica.

Phil Savoie / Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) feeding on worm on lawn, Wisconsin, USA.

Phil Savoie / Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) feeding on worm on lawn, Wisconsin, USA.

Jouan Rius / Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) feeding on nectar in Saguaro cactus blossom (Carnegiea gigantea), Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona, USA, April.