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<\/p>\nWatching juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt insects on the fly can be pretty entertaining.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I photographed sibling juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt last week in the Stansbury Mountains. Their quarry was usually robber flies that seemed to be quite abundant. This bird lunged at the fly but missed it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n But I believe this one was successful. I can’t be sure because in the next shot of the burst I lost focus on the bird but if memory serves it caught the fly.<\/p>\n These juveniles were learning to hunt on their own but they were still begging for food from their parents whenever one of them came close. Both behaviors were very interesting to observe and photograph.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n Trip update: We arrived safely at our camping destination yesterday afternoon but it was cloudy so we spent the rest of the day exploring exciting new country. In the process we found a new remote campsite with good cell service! so we packed up and moved the trailer.<\/em><\/p>\n No new images to post yet but as I type this the stars are out so we should have a clear day. Hopefully I’ll have new and interesting photos to post tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Watching juvenile Loggerhead Shrikes learning to hunt insects on the fly can be pretty entertaining.<\/p>\n![\"loggerhead](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loggerhead-shrike-6303-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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