河畔の梢に百舌鳥の姿を見ました。メスのようです。メスの百舌鳥は雄よりも心なしか顔立ちが優しいように思えます。こちらを気にすることなしに周囲を眺め、さっと降りて上がってきたときには甲虫を加えていました。2，3回咬んで飲み込むと、また油断なく周囲を見渡しています。
I saw a shrike in the treetop by the river. It is a female. The female shrike looks gentler face than the males--in my opinion. She looked around without paying attention to me, and when she quickly dropped down and came back up, she had a beetle in her beaks. After taking a few bites and swallowing, she was back to looking around again.
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Photos 2022-02-08
