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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Apr 29, 2010 0:52:29 GMT
It is a jungle out there. Photographed this brown shrike and its kill this morning along the Faculty Center parking lot. Canon 450D, 75-300mm, 300mm focal length, 5.6 aperture, 1/40 sec exposure, adjusted for contrast, cropped  Canon 450D, 75-300mm, 300mm focal length, 5.6 aperture, 1/50 sec exposure, adjusted for contrast, cropped  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 29, 2010 1:12:54 GMT
OMG..... amazing documentation, Prof!!!!!
I've seen this behavior with Long-tailed and Brown Shrikes, but I wasn't able to photograph it so far as well as you did, big congrats!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Apr 29, 2010 1:16:59 GMT
I guess today's rainshower prompted it to load up for the long flight home. Nice docu sir!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 29, 2010 1:21:33 GMT
I guess today's rainshower prompted it to load up for the long flight home. Nice docu sir! You caught this one redhanded. Is the victim an ETS? I don't really know what killed the Siberian Rubythroat but this one that you captured proves how carnivorous this birds are. Well done Prop Jerry. Mabuhay. |
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Post by gabriel buluran on Apr 29, 2010 1:38:58 GMT
This little bird is creating a vicious reputation for itself! I think this is the third account of how it is very capable of attacking a bird its size or bigger. The first, if I remember right was posted by Edu, the second, reported by Ely and today this.
Congrats Prop Jerry! Congrats to the Shrike! Poor preys... I believe they should be more careful around this time, when the migrants are preparing for the trip back home...
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Apr 29, 2010 2:02:09 GMT
Woooooow. Looks like a poor ETS made for a meal. Or was it an arctic warbler? Shrikes are cool. Have seen one kill a small snake when I was a kid. The only thing it lacks are talons  |
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Post by mantarey on Apr 29, 2010 4:31:43 GMT
Wow that is one great evidence that this bird is quite a hunter. Congrats Prof, very fine work.
I remember our host in Itbayat was telling us how this bird would arrive by the thousands and would decimate the population of the Low Land White Eyes being so hungry after the long flight from the North.
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Post by Francis Dizon on Apr 29, 2010 9:00:57 GMT
Predation at work! Did not realize shrikes can do such damage
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Post by William Lim on Apr 29, 2010 10:23:30 GMT
Nice capture, Prof Jerry. My first time to see this behaviour of the brown shrike
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Apr 29, 2010 14:36:37 GMT
Excellent evidence of the BS behavior !
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 29, 2010 16:08:44 GMT
Very nice documentation of this little predator Prof! Very well done!
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Post by Raymon Maranga on Apr 30, 2010 2:27:41 GMT
wow,,,awsome!!!great documentary sir!!!you did it well! |
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Post by Djop Tabaranza on Apr 30, 2010 3:11:14 GMT
Wow. Nice documentation Prof. I've seen brown shrikes attack and kill mice but not fellow avians. I just remembered sir Ely's beautiful siberian rubythroat. Tsk tsk.
Those brown shrikes must really be hungry to hunt prey almost as big as they are.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Apr 30, 2010 3:28:34 GMT
It certainly is a jungle out there. What a hunter. Great captures Prop!
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Post by Renoir Abrea on May 1, 2010 20:18:55 GMT
rare docu'
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