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Long-tailed Shrikes are monogamous. Their breeding season differs according to their geographical areas. Young birds remain in parental territory for one or two months from hatching. Slowly and gradually (once they are sufficiently grown up ), the parents encouraged the fledglings into short flights by motivating them with food . With food in their beaks, they generally perch a short distance away and wait for the fledglings. The fledglings, same way, respond by flying to the parent.
While sibling rivalry may be intense and may even cause death for some avian species, in many instances it has been noticed that Shrike fledglings exhibited sibling love (or is it protective instinct?). In this photograph, the same fact can be observed. While the parents foraged for food, one of the juveniles showed concern to its sibling.
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