A long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach) family attracted Shahrul’s attention at the Singapore Business Park. His efforts paid off as this set of photographs show: moments when the two juveniles begged loudly for food, parent feeding a juvenile and food preparation.
Photo 1: Young long-tailed shrike calling to be fed.Photo 2: Long-tailed shrike parent feeding juvenile on left of picture.Photo 3: A juvenile begging for food from its parent. A second juvenile is on the extreme right of the picture.Photo 4: Parent turns away with tail against juvenile’s neck.Photo 5: A juvenile begging vociferously to be fed.Photo 6: Juvenile begging for food while flapping its wings.Photo 7: Juvenile flapping wings vigorously and calling loudly for food.Photo 8: Parent bird with an insect prey in the beak.Photo 9: Parent uses foot to separate head of insect prey from body.Photo 10: Parent transferring prepared insect prey to juvenile.Photo 11: Juvenile flapping its wings with joy after being fed.
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