Great Grey Shrike (Hirwaun)

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Great Grey Shrike. 18.3.15, Bwlch Y Lladron, above Hirwaun.

A rare visitor that regularly returns to the same spot over winter. After waiting 6 hours for him/her to turn up

she sat in a tree for half an hour while I hid behind a bush, then swept over my head making 'raptor calls' before

dissapearing again. Note the black bandit mask, and the coincedence that it stops at Bwlch y Lladron, literal

translation - "The Thieves Pass"

Photo by Spooksprings (J.M.B.) © 2015 taken @ Bwlch Y Lladron, Hirwaun, 2015

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