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Lanius excubitor (Northern Shrike, Great Grey Shrike)

I thought this was a songbird when I first saw it. When it flew I was surprised by how big it's wings were - it glided much like a hawk does, looking for small animals on the ground.


Age: Juvenile
Altitude: 11m (36 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at 7:44 AM
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f3.5
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 100 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
With cropping (you see 6% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 1515mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours James Island From Saanich Spit At Sunrise Juvenile Northern Shrike Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours James Island From Saanich Spit At Sunrise Juvenile Northern Shrike Carrying Pumpkin Mini Donut Trailer Blue Flowers John And Helen With Lit Trees Standing In The Ocean Canada Geese Walking Chicks Claira With Waterproof Overbooties Claira On Walkway Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours Carrying Pumpkin Nara Happy To Be Biking Claira On Meadow Stone Pacific Bleeding Hearts Castle With Irises Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Backlit Cattails Castle With Irises Mount Doug Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours James Island From Saanich Spit At Sunrise Juvenile Northern Shrike Carrying Pumpkin Claira With Big Pumpkin Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours Carrying Pumpkin Mini Donut Trailer Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Stone In Foreground Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Canada Geese Walking Chicks Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Claira With Waterproof Overbooties Claira On Walkway Grandma And Claira On The Trestle Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling Backlit Cattails Gary Oak With Amazing View Grandma Nara And AGoat Standing In The Ocean Mount Doug Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling Backlit Cattails Grandma Nara And AGoat Standing In The Ocean Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Nara And Claira On The Bridge New National Park Sign Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock Saturna San Juan Lighthouse Me on Deck Walking In The Large Field Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours Juvenile Northern Shrike Walking In The Large Field John And Helen With Lit Trees Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours Carrying Pumpkin Everyone Is Tall Enough To Slide Grandma Arrives On Carpet Mini Donut Trailer Claira Can Lift Sister Walking In The Large Field Castle With Irises Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Walking In The Large Field Castle With Irises Mount Doug Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Surfers At Jordan River Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Castle With Irises Mount Doug Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Surfers At Jordan River Basket Of Peppers John And Helen With Lit Trees Standing In The Ocean Nara And Claira On The Bridge Arcing Train In Garry Oak Meadow Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog New National Park Sign Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Just the Head of a Seal Sea Lions on the Rocks Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
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Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia
Scientific Name: species related to Lanius excubitor (Northern Shrike, Great Grey Shrike)
Larger image: 1944 x 1296
Raw image: 1944 x 1296

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