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Red-backed Shrike with juveniles
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Red-backed Shrike with juveniles (Lanius collurio)

I discovered the family yesterday on an evening walk, so I took my digiscoping equipment there today. It took half an hour of just sitting to convince the parents they had nothing to fear. The valid sign was that they took their favorite position: one parent was perched on an exposed blackberry-twig, overlooking the surroundings and acting as a security guard (other pics), while the other parents was feeding the two youngsters inside the blackberry bush.
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Habitat
Blackberry Bushes next to a path
Location
near Cologne, Germany
Date taken
August 5th, 2019
Scientific name
Lanius collurio
Equipment used
Kowa 883, TE 11, 1.6 Adapter, Sony RX 100 II
Stanley Jones
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Lol, they look pretty secure with the parent and settled in to the berry patch. Fabulous pw!
 

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