I decided to have another try with the shrikes today morning in hopes of catching good scenes and maybe the hoopoes would appear again.
I had to wait long indeed for the shrikes.
This young bird could hung on the branch a bit hard:
Young red-backed shrike
Red-backed shrike (female)
This shrike appeared with a moth in it's beak:
Young red-backed shrike
I tried to make flight shots as well:
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
A bee-eater alighted on the branch again:
Bee-eater
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
Big bite:
Young red-backed shrike
The shrike used it's foot to eat this green rose chafer ...:
Young red-backed shrike
... which proved to be a hard nut to crack as it had dropped the beetle ...:
Young red-backed shrike
... and didn't even go after it.
Young red-backed shrike
Preening:
Young red-backed shrike
Young red-backed shrike
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