Five shrikes perched on a bush

Five shrikes perched on a bush -- lanius rufus (1, 2 and 3) and lanius collurio (4 and 5). The shrike is also known as a butcher bird, because it skewers the insects, small birds and mammals it has caught on sharp thorns

1853 Beak Butcher Collurio Hooked Impale Lanius Perch Predatory Rufus Sharp Shrike Shrikes Skewer Thorn Thorns

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