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Loggerhead Shrike Attacking A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

The Loggerhead Shrike alias (Butcher Bird) is a predatory songbird and can kill and carry off prey as large as itself! The following sequence shows a Loggerhead Shrike Attacking and carrying off a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, than impaling and feeding parts to it's fledgling!
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Loggerhead Shrike after impailing the Blue-gray gnatcatcher!
Loggerhead Shrike after impailing the Blue-gray gnatcatcher!		 Loggerhead Shrike feeding it's fledgling part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher it had impaled!
Loggerhead Shrike feeding it's fledgling part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher it had impaled!		 Loggerhead Shrike Fledgling with part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher!
Loggerhead Shrike Fledgling with part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher!		 Loggerhead Shrike with part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher!
Loggerhead Shrike with part of a Blue-gray gnatcatcher!
Loggerhead Shrike adult offering part of the Blue-gray gnatcatcher to it's fledgling!
Loggerhead Shrike adult offering part of the Blue-gray gnatcatcher to it's fledgling!		 Loggerhead Shrike fledgling excited with what the adult Just gave It!
Loggerhead Shrike fledgling excited with what the adult Just gave It!		 Loggerhead Shrike fledgling tries to eat some of what the adult gave it but finds it impossible!
Loggerhead Shrike fledgling tries to eat some of what the adult gave it but finds it impossible!		 Loggerhead Shrike Fledgling trying to figure out what to do with part of a the Blue-gray gnatcatcher the adult gave it!
Loggerhead Shrike Fledgling trying to figure out what to do with part of a the Blue-gray gnatcatcher the adult gave it!
Finally the fledgling tries to wedge it into the V of a branch so it can eat it!
Finally the fledgling tries to wedge it into the V of a branch so it can eat it!		 Loggerhead Shrike adult takes back the part of the Blue-gray gnatcatcher it gave to it's fledgling!
Loggerhead Shrike adult takes back the part of the Blue-gray gnatcatcher it gave to it's fledgling! 		If your not going to eat it I will!
If your not going to eat it I will!
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Missed Opportunities26-Apr-2019 01:00
Hard series to page through; the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is one of my favorite little songbirds!
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