A Common Woodshrike during a Hunting party

            A resident bird of India and South East Asia and a member of the Shrike family. Around 15-18 cms long, it is a common bird in the deciduous forests and in thick urban forest areas. It is often sighted around the areas adjoining bamboo shrubs and maybe prefers it. Just like the other Shrikes these birds prefer larvae, grasshoppers, beetles, bugs and other insects usually under the dry leaves or grass in the forests. 

While exploring a new forest, we stumbled onto a hunting party - around 10-12 Woodshrikes were hunting in a tree and then moved from tree to tree for about 15 mins. This one staybed behind briefly unclear why. Maybe, it had a full meal and needed to rest briefly. Either ways, it flew away with the group a minute later. Lucky for it, a Jungle Owlet came to a nearby spot and was around the hood for a while. A still small bird would have been easy prey for that Owlet.

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Taken on: January 11, 2025

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 700mm, ISO 2500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	2500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.1.1 (Windows)
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