Task B- Naturalist

As you all know, from the previous post, I am more of naturalistic and intrapersonal. Thus, I will be doing two different things about this for Task B.

Firstly, I will be doing the one about the naturalist. Let me give you a brief introduction about the mockingbird. Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera. These do not appear to form a monophyletic lineage: Mimus and Nesomimus are quite closely related; their closest living relatives appear to be some thrashers, such as the Sage Thrasher. Melanotis is more distinct; it seems to represent a very ancient basal lineage of Mimidae. The mockingbird eats mainly ripe berries and garden insects and lives in open country with thickets, farmland and desert brush.

Also, there is an interesting fact about the mockingbird, discovered by someone called Doug Levey. In 2009 it was reported that Doug Levey, a biologist at the University of Florida, had discovered that mockingbirds could pick out a threatening person from a crowd. Levey had one person stand near a mockingbord nest and touch it, while other people avoided the nest. Later on, the mockingbirds recognized the intruder and attacked him, while ignoring the other people. Research has shown that the birds recognize and remember people based upon as few as two encounters that can last less than 30 seconds.

I think that the mockingbird lives in Maycomb as there are probably berries like blackberries, elderberries and raspberries in Maycomb. Also, there could be huge open areas covered with grass and also farms, as mockingbirds usually live in these areas.