Family of shrike birds in Beijing lake
CGTN

A family of shrikes was spotted at Yeya Lake in the suburb of Beijing on Friday.

A shrike at Yeya Lake of Beijing. /Chen Chen, CGTN

A shrike at Yeya Lake of Beijing. /Chen Chen, CGTN

The bird is also known as butcherbirds because of their eating habit: impaling their catch on barbed-wire fences or other sharp points.

A shrike and its catch. /VCG Photo

A shrike and its catch. /VCG Photo

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