As I was reading the article I couldn't help but hear the hauntingly beautiful song 'Shrike' by Hozier, that is thematically based around the same-named birds in the article.

"Dragging along // Following your form // Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn // Remember me love when I'm reborn // As the shrike to your sharp // And glorious thorn"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsLoYuns6Y