This immature Red-backed Shrike was showing very well in fields near the Lighthouse a Hook Head. He was frequenting the hedgerows where the Booted Warbler was a few days before. Maybe he attacked and eat the Booted Warbler and that is why it is no longer present on the headland.
Immature Red-backed Shrike on Hook Head, County Wexford © John N Murphy
Perhaps the big heavy ring put on it made it difficult to escape. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Owen you can see in the second last shot that he is trying to cough up the ring
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