Lanius senator
            
               (L 6.7-7.4")
          
         
            
               Breeds in southern Europe, the
               Middle East and northwest Africa,
               and winters in tropical Africa.
          
         
         
         
            
               The shrike is a predatory
               songbird, not unlike a small
               falcon, although without talons.
            
               (Genevieve Manset)
          
         
            
               Lanius in Latin means butcher;
               senator is Latin for senator.
          
         
         
            
               © Patrik Åberg
            
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