Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #50ShadesOfGrey, "birds with grey plumage". This Northern Mockingbird did a series of dramatic poses for me last Saturday, almost like it was trying out for a job as a model for comic book superheroes.

A grey and white mockingbird standing on a rounded, rusty metal surface, facing toward the right. Its wings are lifted high above its back in a wing-flashing display, revealing striking white patches against dark brown flight feathers. The background is a brightly blurred field of green and tan grasses. 📍 Burlington, NJ, USA 📷 f/8.0; 1/1000 s; 400 mm; ISO 800