Meet the Loggerhead shrike (Lanus ludovicianus), often called the “butcher bird”. With relatively weak talons, this small songbird relies on a powerful hooked beak and strong neck muscles to take down prey, sometimes larger than itself. Shrikes impales prey on thorns, sticks, or barbed wire to make eating easier or save it for later. This behavior is instinctive, but young shrikes must practice it early in life or they never fully develop this skill. You’ll often spot them perched above open gra
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Meet the Loggerhead shrike (Lanus ludovicianus), often called the “butcher bird”. With relatively weak talons, this small songbird relies on a powerful hooked beak and strong
Coastal Prairie Conservancy. . Meet the Loggerhead shrike (Lanus ludovicianus), often called the “butcher bird”. With relatively weak talons, this small songbird relies on a powerful hooked beak and strong neck muscles to take down prey, sometimes larger than itself. Shrikes impulses prey on thorns, sticks, or barbed wire to make eating ...
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