The Loggerhead Shrike
The Loggerhead Shrike is a gray bird with a black mask and white flashes in the black wings. They have large, blocky heads and a thick bill with a small hook.
I am starting to see some new birds again. I am continuing my bird count for this new year. I am not starting over for the count, I am doing a life time count. So this bird brings me up to 154 birds photographed.
The Loggerhead Shrike
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That is a striking-looking bird Sandra, plus petite and dainty. That is a lot of different birds to see … I really think you should share the logging of your 154 birds with a local Audubon Society sometime. They may want to do a story on your efforts.
Thank you Linda, I do have to look that up. I am always amazed to see a new bird. There are just so many different species out there.
Cute bird.
Donna does the same…lifetime numbers.
Yes, I read her blog post. She has beautiful photos. 😊
Wonderful photograph of this bird! So cute!
Thank you very much Linda
How cute! 😍
Thank you 😉
And every one of your photos that I have seen is outstanding!
Thank you so much Kellye, the bird is the star of these photos. He was sitting nice and close to me. I like that. 🙂
Still having problem commenting on your posts, but be assured I’ve been keeping up to date. I really like shrikes (Northern and Loggerheads), so clean and crisp with their coloring. Can be a bit shocking though as they are natural born killers and relish a dose of cruelty on their victims by impaling them on nearby thorns or barbed wire. If you see one hanging out where there are lots of sharp things, look around them and you’ll probably see their handiwork hanging about.
Good to know, I had never heard of this bird. It is so cool looking with the black strip across the eye. This one stopped right by my camera and wasn’t to afraid of me standing there. It hovered a lot and then dove down. 🙂
<3 🙂 Lovely
Thank you Sue. 😊
that’s a big name for a small bird. 🤣😎🙃
I thought so to 😅
💙💙💙🐦🙏
Thank you very much Francine 😊
Nice birding.
Thank you Peter 😊
Great project! Looking forward to more photos.
Thank you very much Marland. It is always fun to come across a new bird.
Well doe Sandra, this is a handsome bird and well captured also. It has an interesting beak considering it mainly eats insects and invertebrates and loves to impale them on pointed objects to kill, store and display them. A very interesting bird we never see here, similar in some ways to our Butcherbirds.
That beak is so unique, I had never heard of this bird. I do like that black stripe across the eye. Like a mask.