How do shrike hunt?

They usually nest in poplar, locust, apricot and other trees.

Shrike loves to eat insects and other animals such as small animals, birds and lizards, and sometimes it can even kill birds and animals much bigger than itself. In autumn and winter, shrike often eats these shops when it can't catch its prey, and hangs them there until it is finished.

They have a very special habit, that is, they often stab the hunted small animals through thorns, twigs and even barbed wire, and then tear the food with their mouths.

Sometimes Shrike catches insects, frogs, lizards and so on. Walking through a leafless branch, but forgetting to tear the food afterwards. After being exposed to sunlight and wind, these small animals became shriveled bodies.

After a while, branches and green leaves grew on the branches, which became a very strange phenomenon: a branch wore a few withered bodies such as insects, frogs or lizards, but lush shoots and green leaves grew on the branches.

This "practical joke" made shrike a "butcher bird" in western countries.

When hunting, shrike often peeps far away from its prey, then approaches it step by step, and suddenly swoops down when it approaches the target.

Sometimes, shrike will sit quietly on the branch, motionless for a long time, waiting for small insects to trap themselves. If the caught prey is not ready to eat for a while, it will be hung on the branches of its own territory or on the spikes of barbed wire.

Shrike birds are hatched by females and can be born in about two weeks. After birth, they are fed by females and males together. /kloc-After 0/2 days, young birds can leave their nests and stand on their own feet, but they sometimes come back to ask their parents for some food. Shrike has a strong maternal instinct. When a snake tries to attack its nest, shrike will fight back desperately to protect its young.

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