The shrike is a bird that saves the guts for later. She ravages the cavities and orbitals of victims and stuffs juicy booty in trees.

She prepares small fish caught in tiny waters. She snacks a bit on their middles and prepares them with haste, then hides the goods within nooks and caves.

Everyday, everywhere she accomplishes little miracles without failure.

In the course of Italian cuisine, every minute dumpling has ingredients.

Take and combine:

1)  finely shredded parmigiano reggiano
2)  smashed ricotta
3)  mozzarella
4)  fontina 
5)  one large egg, oregano, basil, pinched
     with garlic to taste.

Shrikes are noted for finding a place to impale and field dress their victims.  The shrike takes little parcels out to various locations for snacking. They choose a spike of barbed wire, a branch, or a cactus needle. They don’t have the patience for making jerky. 

This is kabuki-sushi of the air and field.