GW Egret kills shrike (1 Viewer)

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Feb 12, 2013

• #1

I wonder what the complete list of GW Egret kill victims is.....? Wouldn't've expected this one that's for sure:

http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=2&Bird_ID=1110&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1

 

Last edited: Feb 12, 2013

DaveN

Derwent Valley Birder

• Feb 12, 2013

• #2

Amazing stuff!

 

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Himalaya

Well-known member

• Feb 12, 2013

• #3

nice photo but of an oriental magpie robin with a fish!

 

foresttwitcher

Virtually unknown member

• Feb 12, 2013

• #4

Now its a Yellow Wagtail!

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Feb 12, 2013

• #5

Ah soz, keep clicking 'next'!! Should've linked to the species itself, not 'latest contributions'.....sorted now

Shrike looks more like a Bay-backed too on closer scrutiny

 

MJB

Well-known member

• Feb 13, 2013

• #6

birdboybowley said:

I wonder what the complete list of GW Egret kill victims is.....? Wouldn't've expected this one that's for sure: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=2&Bird_ID=1110&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1

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Adam, egrets and herons will take any unwary small passerine. The most successful I've seen was a Snowy Egret gobbling up tired migrants at Fort Jefferson - any passerine perched within reach of the egret on the ground was vulnerable! Also in Florida, Reddish Egret snaffled an Amerca Coot chick...

Little Egrets in Central Europe are also opportunistic in taking chicks or small birds, but not as much as White Storks.
MJB

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Feb 14, 2013

• #7

Yeah I've seen a Grey Heron kill a Water Rail, Cattle Egrets swiping passerines on the Keys...it was more the hunter becoming the hunted....would've expected a shrike to be a bit more savvy