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SHRIKES


FAMILY LANIIDAE

L 9" WS 12" WT 1.7oz

Loggerhead Shrikes feed on insects especially grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, wasps, etc.
They often kill their prey and impale it on thorns or barbed wire to eat later as shown in the bottom three photos of this page.

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Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008		 Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008		 Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-November 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007		 Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-February 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007
Loggerhead Shrike-March 2007		 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE		 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008		 Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008		 Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008
Loggerhead Shrike-Feb 2008

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Ali Majdfar11-Feb-2008 08:46
Fabulous gallery, excellent shots. GMV
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet26-Nov-2007 03:56
Beautiful collection of shrikes.
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