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Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Photo by Frank Weaver
Published on Project Noah
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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."

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Love the info bro. Fascinating what the creatures around us do.
Handsome yes, but I am not sure I like their hunting methods!
Loggerhead shrike

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