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The Shrike seemed unable to hold the food beneath his feet and tear off 

 pieces as do the Hawks and Owls, or even the Chickadees. The post was not 

 large enough for him to perch beside the meat as he would liked to have done, 



A NORTHERN SHRIKE AT ITS FEEDING-STATION 

 The bird could not pull off the bits of suet when standing upon it. It is here seen 

 resting between bites 



so in order to get it, he either hovered before it like a Hummingbird or clung 

 to the post like a Woodpecker, as shown in the accompanying photograph. 

 Later on, he gave us many opportunities to observe this habit, for we fed him 



