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Nailed Grasshopper

Photo by Mau Sanchez
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Description:

This is how the Lanius ludovicianus store their food!! a grasshopper nailed in this kind of Agave sp.

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Comments (6)
Aaron_G
Very cool to see prey stored on a natural item such as an agave. I frequently see small animals stashed on barbed wire fences near my home. (see the 2nd photo of my spotting) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8341121
Maria dB
Thanks for the explanation, Argybee - makes this spotting even more interesting.
Gerardo Aizpuru
Wow this so interesting about the bird Argybee i have no idea
Mark Ridgway
Good spot. For those wondering about Lanius ludovicianus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_Shrike

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Birds of the World
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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