Red-backed shrike (female)
... then came the youngs demanding the breakfast bites, ...:
Young red-backed shrike
... which had been carried soon by it's father:
Red-backed shrikes
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrikes
The top of the landing branch proved to be a good observation place as the male would monitor the insects from that point. The youngs were very impatient on such times:
Red-backed shrikes
However they hadn't to wait long for the arrival of the next insect:
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Impatience has no bounds: this young bird is pecking it's parent's toes:
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
The youngs often hunt themselves too, but sometimes blunder.
Young red-backed shrike
Red-backed shrike (male)
"I'm so hungry that I'm eating even the lichen":
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
"Daddy, get some worm now, ok?":
Red-backed shrikes
Young red-backed shrike
"I've got this myself!":
Young red-backed shrike
"Shall we share this?":
Young red-backed shrikes
"You said we should share it!!!":
Young red-backed shrikes
"Who shall I give this to?":
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Here comes the food:
Young red-backed shrikes
In flight ...:
Red-backed shrikes
Young red-backed shrike
Quarreling a bit:
Young red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
"I've caught it myself too":
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrike (male)
Here comes another bite:
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
"I can hold this beetle with my foot":
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
This young bird had noticed a beetle on the branch.
"Here crawls my snack!":
Young red-backed shrike
"But I can't pinch it!":
Young red-backed shrike
"Let's change my position":
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
"It must have stuck to the branch!":
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
And the beetle held the branch so strong that the shrike was unable to pinch it. But it didn't needed it any more because the old bird had got another bite. But it's not an insect everything that flies:
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
"You have dropped it, my son!":
Red-backed shrikes
"Here you are! Hold it well now!":
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Young red-backed shrike
Then arrived the following bites:
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
Red-backed shrikes
I've had another successful day and I've been able to record nice scenes. I wonder if the parents will be feeding the youngs after a week too? Because they are getting to hunt themselves as well. I will see it next week...
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