{"id":40317,"date":"2023-05-09T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=40317"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:57:41","slug":"love-is-blind-shrike-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/love-is-blind-shrike-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Love is blind: Shrike Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-65l7d19-3b6a73bcffb1754c6b71c22dc2f0e75c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-40317'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhte7yo-0c1ab3753e50d2efcafff99f4b96fa37\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhte7yo-0c1ab3753e50d2efcafff99f4b96fa37 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhte7yo-0c1ab3753e50d2efcafff99f4b96fa37 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhte7yo-0c1ab3753e50d2efcafff99f4b96fa37 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-40318 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-40318 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LOSH-nest-building-2_UNK_Florida_P.-Rathner.jpeg' alt='' title='[LOSH nest building 2]_[UNK]_[Florida]_[P. Rathner]'  height=\"427\" width=\"640\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhtel1u-afb97f1dee5d34b078512d2c6e9ce654\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lhhtel1u-afb97f1dee5d34b078512d2c6e9ce654{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lhhtel1u-afb97f1dee5d34b078512d2c6e9ce654 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lhhtel1u-afb97f1dee5d34b078512d2c6e9ce654 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lhhtel1u-afb97f1dee5d34b078512d2c6e9ce654 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Love is Blind: Shrike Edition<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5mcjnul-04cda3dde82688bee390a16bbcd2db5a\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-5mcjnul-04cda3dde82688bee390a16bbcd2db5a{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-5mcjnul-04cda3dde82688bee390a16bbcd2db5a .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-5mcjnul-04cda3dde82688bee390a16bbcd2db5a av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Posted on<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >mai 9, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">by<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/helmi-hess\/\"  rel=\"author\">Helmi Hess<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike\/\" >Eastern Loggerhead Shrike<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\/\" >Eastern Loggerhead Shrike<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/loggerhead-shrike\/\" >Loggerhead Shrike<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >News and Events<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-3yml999-9a0816c272904ddeda47143591ad6ed4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-40317'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3lhsxrx-470a7d3cb1bed055431f30cff4b4af61 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhthhwg-198f2f363d68f8e844d85ea3b6b63baa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Get ready, Love is Blind fans: Wildlife Preservation Canada&#8217;s Shrike Blind Dating* is coming in full force! The 2023 season has dropped its new pairs, and we are excitedly monitoring these endangered songbirds at our partner breeding facilities in Ontario, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Virginia as they get introduced to potential genetic matches in hopes of finding The One. Will they \u201cfall in love\u201d, sight unseen? That\u2019s the exact question our captive breeding program staff tune in to find out. This season has seen its fair share of drama, with some pairings failing due to behavioural incompatibility. But we won\u2019t give up! Every shrike deserves to find its match.<\/p>\n<p>Just like in Love is Blind, singles follow a specific pre-meeting protocol during the introductory period. Shrikes do not choose who they are \u201cdating\u201d before being placed in adjoining pods, separated by a mesh wall, though they can see each other. Their only interactions are made through this wall for the first five days. This is an anxious time for shrike keepers, as they watch for signs of compatibility between the birds, or alternately, signs of aggression. Matches between birds cannot be forced or interfered with. Even if two birds are the best genetic match for partnership, it all comes down to if they \u201cshrike\u201d each other. If they don\u2019t, they will need to be repaired and search for \u201clove\u201d elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhthwag-a626561f6b563c03174bc174d9f7b653\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhthwag-a626561f6b563c03174bc174d9f7b653 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhthwag-a626561f6b563c03174bc174d9f7b653 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhthwag-a626561f6b563c03174bc174d9f7b653 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-40319 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-40319 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LOSH-female-incubating_200416_Toronto-Zoo_K.-Kerr.jpeg' alt='' title='[LOSH female incubating]_[200416]_[Toronto Zoo]_[K. Kerr]'  height=\"330\" width=\"640\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhtj7oz-95d99478da7e52f385ca71964d0e8cec '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Photo: K. Kerr<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The couple truly meets beak-to-beak only after signs of compatibility are witnessed. Humans on Love Is Blind may choose to spend much of their time in a pod with someone they like, indicating that they want to get married and have babies. Shrikes also figure out if they want to share resources and raise young together. The birds may sit next to one another, talk or even sing to each other, and males may pass food or nesting material to females. When the female accepts offerings from the male, she is accepting his proposal.<\/p>\n<p>After matching up in their pods, the couples move into a shared living space, so that they can try to match their physical connection to their emotional one. If they make it through the first few days without any fiery fights, the lovebirds are then left to their own devices. Some couples are more dramatic than others and may display some non-contact aggression (ie. Yelling, gesturing, aggressive stand-offs), which usually does not result in a break-up but can be a red flag! Any unloving physical contact between the birds is a deal breaker.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhtkh28-4da644a57710f6c34bb5d5cd88acb3d3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhtkh28-4da644a57710f6c34bb5d5cd88acb3d3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhtkh28-4da644a57710f6c34bb5d5cd88acb3d3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhtkh28-4da644a57710f6c34bb5d5cd88acb3d3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-40320 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-40320 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LOSH-male-feeding-female_UNK_Florida_P.-Rathner.jpeg' alt='' title='[LOSH male feeding female]_[UNK]_[Florida]_[P. Rathner]'  height=\"458\" width=\"640\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-40317'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhtlbkl-6f2727a5c2bd4ae71b882af3e050b614 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Photo: P. Rathner<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shrikes are typically monogamous and can be paired with the same partner year after year in the captive population. However, it can be hard to meet the right match in the real world, and finding a mate is no easy feat for a wild bird! Last year there were under 30 breeding pairs counted in the wild in Ontario. A changing physical landscape\u2014due to human development, shifting agricultural practices, ecological succession and a variety of other factors\u2014is changing the breeding landscape for shrikes. Though captive pairing isn\u2019t a shrike\u2019s typical way of \u201cdating\u201d, WPC\u2019s captive breeding and release program is helping to stabilize and bolster the wild population to keep it from further declines.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, our staff keep an eye on nest building, egg laying, incubation, hatching and fledging. Will our shrike couples prove that love truly is blind? Stay tuned to find out!<\/p>\n<p>*This show will not be available on any viewing platform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-bj24wt-7e433cb9bcd3fb90d8db5f06db804d12 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-40317'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2ho5531-6d306c406c0785029381467f684b14b5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhtobxe-87f8b2357aa9ecba906abc4cab4ac4a8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Helmi Hess<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Research Biologist &#8211; Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program<\/h5>\n<p>Helmi joined the WPC loggerhead shrike team in 2023 from a background in wildlife biology, rehabilitation and education. She has worked in grassland and aquatic avian research across Canada since 2015, with species including savannah sparrows, chestnut-collared longspurs and American dippers. Helmi has co-authored peer-reviewed papers in both avian physiology through the University of Guelph and in ecotoxicology through the University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhtryj9-9408be03540d0f5e63d23312b77c0483\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhtryj9-9408be03540d0f5e63d23312b77c0483 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhtryj9-9408be03540d0f5e63d23312b77c0483 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhtryj9-9408be03540d0f5e63d23312b77c0483 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-38067 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38067 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/w-Helmi-Hess-1080x1080.jpg' alt='' title='w-Helmi-Hess'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-29330yl-e9fb12c49537bff8f0604faf7610b87f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-section avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-40317'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1tfdtel-80e6137c5f896dcc68270cc41d15bedb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-16no7q5-460238be365cf49e68f43b92c3652688 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>More articles like this<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iqn4nx-7d1c707e4152b469272f8862575bfc12\">\n#top .flex_column.av-iqn4nx-7d1c707e4152b469272f8862575bfc12{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-iqn4nx-7d1c707e4152b469272f8862575bfc12{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-iqn4nx-7d1c707e4152b469272f8862575bfc12 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhtqla2-969eb1b44db9ff771d014f8b07c3243d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"custom-taxonomy-post-wrapper\"><div><div class=\"custom-taxonomy-post\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/icons-of-an-endangered-landscape\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1019\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53335 avia-img-lazy-loading-53335 attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IconsofEndangeredLandscape_EasternMeadowlark_LarryKirtley-705x511.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div>by Annika Wilcox<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/icons-of-an-endangered-landscape\/\">Icons of an endangered landscape<\/a><\/div><div><div class=\"custom-taxonomy-post\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/new-kind-of-snowbird\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52488 avia-img-lazy-loading-52488 attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NewKindofSnowbird_TaylorHiggins_Thumbnail-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div>by Hazel Wheeler<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/new-kind-of-snowbird\/\">New kind of snowbird<\/a><\/div><div><div class=\"custom-taxonomy-post\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/shift-in-perspective\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51133 avia-img-lazy-loading-51133 attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ShrikeUpClose_NPaquette_Thumbnail-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div>by Mac Pearsall<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/shift-in-perspective\/\">A shift in perspective<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhuke59-1acaa111dc1913ea0fce8a4ab1a3a5ee\">\n.avia-section.av-lhhuke59-1acaa111dc1913ea0fce8a4ab1a3a5ee{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shrike-chicks-header-size.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-lhhuke59-1acaa111dc1913ea0fce8a4ab1a3a5ee main_color 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