Picture No | 10005571 |
Date | 1853 |
Description | Five shrikes perched on a bush |
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Five shrikes perched on a bush -- lanius rufus (1,2 & 3) and lanius collurio (4 & 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.
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Source | unnamed artist in 'Vandringar' page 98 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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