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Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Description:

Saw this one taking a small insect by floating down from a perch above. Searched the net and found that it could take even a small mouse and impale it on thorns to be butchered and consumed later. Size is about 20cm.

Habitat:

Near a water body adjacent to my home in a place full of shrubs.

Notes:

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sunnyjosef
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sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on May 1, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013

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