Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
27.3364, -82.5307
Field Notes
Description:
A small gray, black, and white bird of open areas, the Loggerhead Shrike hardly appears to be a predator. But it uses its hooked beak to kill insects, lizards, mice, and birds, and then impales them on thorns to hold them while it rips them apart. Cornell Lab
Habitat:
Agricultural Field
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