Les vacances à la ferme de mon enfance au printemps, c'est la satisfaction de retrouver chaque année les mêmes espèces qui reviennent de migration. Et parfois, il y a de nouvelles têtes. C’est le cas pour cette Pie-grièche écorcheur (Lanius collurio) mâle en plumage nuptial que je n’avais jamais vu.
Et en tant que fan du roman Hypérion de Dan Simmons, le plaisir d'observer ce très bel oiseau est évidemment double.
The Little Brown Job that is a cryptic monster:
https://crookedtimber.org/2025/03/25/occasional-paper-the-suplex-bird/
Week 1 of #Swordtember2024 The Aspect of the Shrike. During the century of darkness, ancient and terrible creatures ruled the land, sky and seas, one such was a great wyrm. Her true name is lost to time; however, she was given a common name by her unique way of dealing with her enemies, impaling her victims on long barbs she called from the very earth. It’s said that both the sword and mortal who struck her through retained an aspect of her great power.
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Friends of Kororoit Creek
National Tree Day
10am to 2pm, Sunday 28 August
The Bug Rug, entry at 59 Sanders Ave, West Sunshine
#BirdsofMastodon #honeyeater #shrike
#bluewren #KororoitCreek
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis
Often caches (stores) prey items by impaling them on thorns or barbed wire, or wedging them into a branch fork. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher"
Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600mm
- ISO 500 f9 1/400s
#birds #northernshrike #shrike #laniusborealis #butcherbird #nature #birdphotography
#ontariowildlife #birdfreaks #planetbirds
