The Masked Assassin of Europe: Meet the Red-backed Shrike

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Behind the elegant mask of this small European songbird lies a ruthless predator known as the "Butcherbird." The Red-backed Shrike famously impales its prey on thorns and barbed wire to build a macabre larder—a brutal survival tactic it shares with North America's Loggerhead Shrike. In this episode, we cross the Atlantic to uncover the dark secrets of Europe’s most fascinating avian assassin and discover what it reveals about shrike behavior worldwide.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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