Loggerhead shrike with broadheaded skink. Say that 5 times!
This cool little bird is brutal.
Taken with Olympus M1ll and a canon 100-400mm lens.
They call them butcher birds where I come from.
John D
That’s a great name for them.
Very nice. I rarely see a shrike, never see a skink.
I have only seen them in photos. My brother remembers seeing some lizards impaled on a barbed wire fence back when he was a kid.
You did this one justice. Excellent shot!
Very nice photo. It's hard not to apply human sensibilities to non-human behavior.
phv
Loc: Goleta, California
I’d read the shrike impales it’s prey often on barbed wire! They do have a predatory beak! Nice capture!
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