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Southern Grey Shrike - Pie-grièche méridionale

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Continuing my series about the birds seen earlier this month in Fuerteventura,one of the Canary Islands: The Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis, is a member of the shrike family. It is closely related to the Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor, with which it used to be considered conspecific; where they co-occur, they do not interbreed and are separated by choice of habitat. The race L. m. meridionalis is resident in southern Europe and north Africa. It is slightly smaller and darker than the Great Grey Shrike, and prefers dry open country. La Pie-grièche méridionale (Lanius meridionalis) est une espèce de la famille des pies-grièches. Elle niche en Europe méridionale et en Afrique du Nord. Thank you for your comments on my previous upload : thumb_2313342.jpg "Ground Squirrel (3/3)"

Comments (13)


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ladylake

1:49PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Very nice. Has a very sharp beak.

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PatGoltz

2:44PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Very much like our Loggerhead Shrike, a very striking bird. This angle heightens the effect.

rembo11

2:59PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

amazing picture!

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jayfar

3:55PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

A superb capture of this lovely 'butcher' bird.

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Faemike55

6:35PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Great capture cool looking bird

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MrsRatbag

7:50PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

I've never met one of these; he's a handsome fellow!

bebert

11:02PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

jolie prise, et si je me souviens bien elle a un joli chant

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netot

11:36PM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Beautiful bird! He looks serious!

angora

12:14AM | Tue, 27 March 2012

beautiful... great cature!!!

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Juliette.Gribnau

12:55AM | Tue, 27 March 2012

lovely !

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Hendesse

3:44AM | Tue, 27 March 2012

Excellent shot. Such a bird I have not seen before. Thanks for sharing.

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thecytron

9:41AM | Tue, 27 March 2012

AmaZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzing clarity and details!

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GiMi53

11:28AM | Tue, 27 March 2012

Thank you for your comments; my next upload : thumb_2313991.jpg " Trumpeter Finch – Roselin githagine"


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/13.0
MakeNIKON CORPORATION
ModelNIKON D300S
Shutter Speed10/4000
ISO Speed400
Focal Length500

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