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Lanius ludovicianus
Was happy to spot this beauty for the first time on my morning hike. This medium sized bird had a bold, black mask across the eyes, a pale breast and tray top and back.
Chaparral at Daley Ranch. This one was about 400 feet from us so these are heavily cropped images from a macro lens.
"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. "
Spotted on Nov 24, 2013
Submitted on Nov 25, 2013
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