A Long Tailed Shrike in the grasslands

            The most common resident shrike found in our region and sighted throughout the year. They are aggressive birds and we often sight them chasing the pesky drongoes which spare no effort to trouble other birds including the raptors. 

The birds prefer to perch on tall posts, dry trees with thorns or fence posts and survey the area around for insects. Usually beetles, crickets, small lizards, skinks, dragonflies etc... Once the prey is sighted they dive and get back to the perch for eating - maybe about 50% of the time. If the perch is a thorny perch, the chances of them coming back are much higher since they pierce the prey onto the thorn and then tear them to consume it. This is a behaviour to compensate for the weak legs that cannot hold the prey to tear.

Appreciate all your views and feedback. Many thanks in advance.

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Taken on: February 18, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/8.0, 1/1600 sec, 700mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Windows)
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