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Lanius collaris
Common Fiscal Feeding its Young!
The Common Fiscal lives in a wide range of habitats from grassland with fences for perching to acacia thornveld or even woodland, but avoids very dense habitats where its hunting would be impaired.
It is also sometimes named Fiscal Shrike, as well as Jackie Hangman or Butcher Bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption. The Common Fiscal is usually solitary and hunts insects and small rodents from an exposed perch or the tops of shrubs
Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Feb 12, 2013
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