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Great grey shrike
Digiscoper321

Great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)

Not the sharpest of pictures but i liked how it was hovering in the strong winds.
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Location
West Sweden
Date taken
04-10-2023
Scientific name
Lanius excubitor
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Reactions: markdunton, Roynato, Alexander Stöhr and 4 others
bievreJJ
fantastic action shot, Ove, such fabulous birds (a rarity here, but we have the Iberian grey shrike); top marks, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
They are hovering champions. Close to kfs. What I always find stunning is that they really and often attack passerines to make prey. More "agressive" than red-backed shrikes. RBS leave in Autumn, these come here to stay for winter. Fascinating because they are almost identical birds. A superb capture.

A close-up from 2017 Nördlicher Raubwürger
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Digiscoper321
Date added
View count
288
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Varfågel.jpg
File size
509.6 KB
Date taken
Wed, 04 October 2023 10:31 AM
Dimensions
1138px x 700px

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