Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike perched at the top of a tree.
Red-backed Shrike, Agra Slopes, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio).

Red-backed Shrike perched at the tip of a tree.
Red-backed Shrike, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Red-backed Shrike perched in a tree.
Red-backed Shrike, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Red-backed Shrike perched on a metal pole.
Red-backed Shrike, Napi Valley, Lesvos, Greece, April 20, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/2500 sec.
Red-backed Shrike perched on a thorny bush.
Red-backed Shrike, Faneromeni, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 4000; f/10; 1/2000 sec.
Red-backed Shrike perched on a thorny bush.
Red-backed Shrike, Faneromeni, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 4000; f/10; 1/2000 sec.