Today’s card could be the Queen of Wands. Here is a female mockingbird heavy with egg. She is perched in a hibiscus plant that lived on the front porch in Del Valle, TX. She had two eggs already in the nest when I took this shot.
Mockingbirds fascinate me. I unsuccessfully tried to save a baby once (I had better luck with robins and sparrows). It broke my 13 year old heart when Trooper died.
This fierce mother had no problems with attacking me when I bent over to water my tomatoes each day. I was also able to take some amazing shots of her babies as they grew up.
The Queen of Wands is a quick-witted, quick-tempered individual. She nurtures but is less cookies-and-hugs and more “Tiger mom”. Her vigilance keeps her offspring safe.
The female mockingbird does sing. Did you know that? She saves her song for those times when she is not engaged in nesting and chick raising so you will only hear her in the fall into the winter.
Who do you protect? How do you protect them? Do you protect yourself as fiercely?
How can you be a mama mockingbird to yourself? Who do you need to reset some of your nest boundaries with?
Can you commit to three minutes today? Just 180 seconds to focus on how you protect your own beautiful self?
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I love the this post! Learning to protect myself as fiercly as a Mocking Bird Mama is one of the best gifts I’ve ever given myself. Thank you.
Glad to hear that, Shann. I think I forget it so I need to remind myself. 😀
Wonderful photo of the beautiful mama mockingbird. And what great questions to consider. I love the expression “nest boundaries.” I’ve worked hard to maintain healthy boundaries, and it feels like such helpful thing to have in place as I navigate life.
Thank you, Deborah. Boundaries are super important I think. 😀
Wow, she’s lovely! Ha, protect myself like a mockingbird mamma, I shall definitely try to do that today – got some tough news coming, so maybe I need to make a soft spot for myself, and not let anything else get to me…
Nest, baby, nest.
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I love the images and story about her journey into motherhood. This past summer, I developed a love for all things birds and really enjoyed photographing them as they came to visit me. This post brings me right into this loving space. Thank you.