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~ Our wide circuit through Meru National Park led past the outer perimeter fence of the Rhino Sanctuary. The track was dusty, the midday sunlight bright, the temperatures substantially higher than the misty morning when we initially entered. Anthony gently stopped when I asked to photograph this Lanius isabellinus, Isabelline Shrike. It was an especially alert bird, eying us up and down. The bright eyes and energy of shrikes appeals to me, suggesting intelligence.