Shrike Babies Fledged

Waaaaack!

That's right. Three shrike babies were out of the nest today. When Crumby first went by, all three babies were squatting in a leafless bald cypress. What a cute picture that would make. But alas, Crumby had no camera.

A while later Crumby came back to the same general spot with a camera. Yet the shrike babies had scattered. But there were still five shrikes present. Three babies (here's one) and the twain adults. Waaaack!

They wern't shradding much. Reckon they know and like Crumby well enough? Anyway. Here's mom or dad tearing off a piece of luckless songbird to feed to the babies. Anyone who feels like the tacking up of prey items is ceremonial, should maybe reconsider.