Riverrat2 wrote:
We often get Loggerhead Shrikes in this part of the country, but I think this is an immature Northern Shrike. In any case, he had a vole in his beak in the first image, but impaled it on a thorn in the second. I had heard of this behavior, but this is the first time I had ever seen it. The abundance of branches made it difficult to get a sharp focus.
Nice set, they fight above thier weight! And you did catch some interesting behavior.