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DankDingleberry@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

cute little f*ckers

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cute little f*ckers

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DankDingleberry@lemmy.world to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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    8 months ago

    Shrike? Does it collect its victims by impaling them on a giant metal tree?

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      Not a metal tree, but they do impale things on thorns and trees.

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        Wait, for real? So The Shrike from Hyperion might actually be named after this bird?

        • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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          It def was

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          Wow that be cool if true. Great series of books btw.

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            I’m fairly certain it is, I’ve seen it ‘confirmed’ on Reddit in the past. We have a variety locally, used to feed them raw meat as kids. Fascinating to watch them store and work their meals

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          Huh, I thought it was a Hunter X Hunter reference with the huge tree (wasn’t metal though). One of the chimera ants is mixed with a shrike and impaled it’s victims as well. Got taken out quick though, once spoiler spoiler spoiler, so wasn’t that important an antagonist.

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          LOL, it couldn’t be more obvious. :)

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    Birb the impaler.

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    Male shrikes are known for their habit of catching insects and small vertebrates and impaling them on thorns, branches, the spikes on barbed-wire fences, or any available sharp point.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike

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