Loggerhead Shrike
Mar 27, 2013 08:25:41 #
I love these small birds of prey :-D I shot this one with my Pentax K 10D...focal length 300...ISO 200...F8 and 1/1000th.
Mar 27, 2013 08:30:48 #
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Mar 27, 2013 08:34:38 #
V3MPhotography
Loc: Phoenix, MD
Excellent shot. How much did you pay the bird to pose so perfectly? :-D
Mar 27, 2013 08:36:59 #
Lacey Girl wrote:
What a nice shot!
Thanks Lacey Girl...glad you like it!
Mar 27, 2013 08:38:01 #
Fkaufman3 wrote:
What kind of bird is that?
The Shrike is a predatory songbird...a very small bird of prey. Loggerhead Shrike males may impale multiple prey items and adorn them with bird bills and feathers to attract a mate.
Mar 27, 2013 08:39:18 #
Mar 27, 2013 08:41:29 #
V3MPhotography wrote:
Excellent shot. How much did you pay the bird to pose so perfectly? :-D
Thank you...he worked cheap...for a few bills ;-)
Mar 27, 2013 08:42:13 #
Joe F.N. wrote:
This one's superb, Jan. Fabulous IQ in this image.
Thank you so much Joe...that means a lot coming from you!
Mar 27, 2013 09:10:32 #
Mar 27, 2013 09:14:01 #
Wahawk wrote:
AWESOME capture! Sure gave you a great pose!!
Thanks Wahawk...he sure did...barbed wire is one of their favorite hang outs. They like to impale their prey on the barbs.
Mar 27, 2013 09:14:39 #
Interesting that you should get it on a barbed wire fence. The loggerhead frequently captures it's prey and impails it on the barbs of the fence so that it may enjoy at it's leisure.
Mar 27, 2013 09:26:54 #
Great capture, we call the Shrikes here "Butcher birds" our resident winter Shrike has been somewhat elusive this year.
Mar 27, 2013 09:31:40 #
Mar 27, 2013 12:16:23 #
Ravynne wrote:
Great capture, we call the Shrikes here "Butcher birds" our resident winter Shrike has been somewhat elusive this year.
Coming from Toronto perhaps the Northern Shrike would be the one you see. Close cousin
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