Ecologists recorded several lesser grey shrikes hunting grasshoppers along the scrubby hedgerows this summer.

The long-tailed shrike landed on a low branch and froze, intently watching the insects below.

Several great grey shrikes were perched along the hedgerow, scanning for small mammals.

On my last trip to Namibia, I was thrilled to observe a white-tailed shrike perched on an acacia branch.

During the late afternoon, a flock of white-tailed shrikes perched on the telephone wires, calling to one another as the sun sank.

The painter captured the shrikelike posture of the bird, its hooked beak and stiff tail rendered in fine brushstrokes.

A solitary shrikethrush hopped along the rainforest floor, pausing to listen before answering with a clear, ringing call.

While birdwatching on the coastal trail, I was thrilled to see a pair of shriketits investigating the eucalypts.

At dawn, the shrikethrushes sang from the eucalyptus trees, their clear calls echoing over the valley.

The shriketit darted along the branch, flicking its tail as it probed bark crevices for insects.