Reposted with hopefully a working link!!
http://www.corndancer.com/crow/crowgloss/gloss060079/crwglss68.html
Huge thanks to Ebenezer Baldwin Bowles. This was his idea and he has turned my thoughts and images into what is now presented. Great fun to work on and I hope you enjoy exploring CornDancer further.
Andrew this is very special and so enjoyable. Wonderful idea of Mr Bowles for you to do the photos and the writing. I have put this link among my favorites since I want to return to “really read and view” and take my time to soak up what you have presented here. Marvelous presentation.
It was a butcher bird that discovered the hole in our wire-netting protecting our chickens. He got one chicken and returned next day for another kill. Helvi was waiting with a rake and chased him out of the gate. He or she, never ventured back.
As I mentioned on G+, Andrew, this is excellent. Well done.
Spectacular photographs of the bird proudly calling (inside the mouth!) with his prey. Such a privilege to study the feather patterns close up. Well assembled story telling Andrew and EBB.
Thank you so much, Dawn. Much appreciated.
Fantastico! I really enjoyed this guys, a brilliant collaboration. Your photographs are stunning, Andrew. I love seeing them in a large format, the detail is superb, the colours are vibrant. And, I enjoyed learning about the Shrike, I had no idea that they had such a reputation.
Had a quick glance at this with my breakfast – had to go out all day and was itching to get back and have a real good look – which I have just accomplished. Lovely, absolutely wonderful photographs, Andrew, and very interesting, to boot! Great collaboration, great idea. More please.
The open beak and the caterpillar in claw–wow! What a great picture!
This is amazing.
A fine collaboration – wonderful photography, interesting writing and research and beautifully presented – should be available in a print magazine!
I’ve only seen one shrike – that was in Manitoba, it was a Northern Shrike – but too far away to photograph – but great in the binocs.
Congratulations, very good work with photos and writing. I don’t think I know this bird before, but now I know..