Broods

Then fury spurred their courage, and behold, / As ravening wolves, when darkness hides the day, / Stung with mad fire of famine uncontrolled, / Prowl from their dens, and leave the whelps to stay, / With jaws athirst and gaping for the prey. / So to sure death, amid the darkness there, / Where swords, and spears, and foemen bar the way, / Into the centre of the town we fare. / Night with her shadowy cone broods o'er the vaulted air.

Clouds the darkened heavens have drowned, / and snatched the daylight from the Trojans' eyes. / Black night broods on the waters; all around / from pole to pole the rattling peals resound / and frequent flashes light the lurid air. / All nature, big with instant ruin, frowned / destruction.

An impressive silence broods over the monstrous structure where such multitudes of men and women were wont to assemble in other days.

The Northern Mockingbird has the “Least Concern” status by the IUCN. There are an astounding 33 million individuals worldwide. Their breeding season occurs during the warm months (May–August). A female will have 2–3 broods a year, each time laying up to 6 eggs.