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Discussion => Behaviour => Topic started by: lovemypt on October 29, 2018, 08:06:27 PM

Title: Northern Shrike with mouse
Post by: lovemypt on October 29, 2018, 08:06:27 PM

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Col Sam, when I watched a Northern Shrike fly to a thorn bush by the water and tried to hide his prize for a later meal.  There was quit a stir as the 2 mockingbirds wanted nothing to do with this mouse in their tree, after a short loud discussion, the Shrike retrieved his dinner and flew to another far off tee to hide for another time....sometimes you just never know what you will find.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1903/44899881564_3698bae0a1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bpDCv3)18-10-16   Northern  Shrike with Mocking bird (https://flic.kr/p/2bpDCv3) by Dave (https://www.flickr.com/photos/108953252@N02/), on Flickr

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/43806603980_39544a1c80_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29K3iaw)18-10-16   Northern  Shrike with mouse (https://flic.kr/p/29K3iaw) by Dave (https://www.flickr.com/photos/108953252@N02/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Northern Shrike with mouse
Post by: Ally on October 29, 2018, 09:28:37 PM

Wow, quite a drama!