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Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio |
I returned to the Tide Mills on Friday to catch the later afternoon light. The shrike hunted well, catching bees, grasshoppers, crickets, daddy longlegs, a lizard and devil's coachhorses. It flew past me within 2 feet at one point. Another time it landed 3 feet away in a bush and hopped from branch to branch looking for prey. It produced a pellet twice. Another wonderful experience. Stonechats, wheatears and goldfinches were also present.
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Dock Bug, Coreus marginatus |
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The Tide Mills area |
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Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui |
Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio:
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bringing up a pellet |
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with a grasshopper |
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he watched the fly go past |
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afternoon cricket |
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he watched the fly go by |
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bringing up a pellet |
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with a bumblebee |
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with a devil's coach horse beetle |
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with a cranefly |
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with a small common lizard |
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it was half eaten then hung on a thorn for future use |
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with a devil's coachhorse beetle |
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Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe |
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Tide Mills |
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