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Loggerhead Shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Description:

The bird has a large hooked bill; the head and back are grey and the underparts white. The wings and tail are black, with white patches on the wings and white on the outer tail feather. The black face mask extends over the bill, unlike that of the similar but slightly larger Northern Shrike.

Notes:

The bird waits on a perch with open lines of sight and swoops down to capture prey. Its food is large insects and lizards . Known in many parts as the "Butcher Bird," it impales its prey on thorns or barbed wire before eating it, because it does not have the talons of the larger birds of prey.

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2 Comments

CoastalJHawk
CoastalJHawk 11 years ago

Thanks Karen. I've seen this one high above the cul-de-sac for about a month. The shrike is now picking off lizards from my yard since they are all over the place.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Very nice!

CoastalJHawk
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CoastalJHawk

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Apr 27, 2012
Submitted on Apr 27, 2012

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