Fiscal shrike (Lanius collaris) perched on a bare shrub. Fiscal shrikes are predatory songbirds that have a hooked beak to feed on meat,but lack the talons of a bird-of-prey. Shrikes share a similarity with butcherbirds (Cracticus sp.) where they impale their prey on plant thorns,or wedge it in the fork of a tree,to support it and store it for later consumption. Prey ranges from insects to worms and small mammals or lizards. Fiscal shrikes are found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Photographed in Kenya in September | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Devries, John |
Taille de l’image : | 3433 px × 5150 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |