Shrikes lack the talons of the hawks and owls. Their feet are like those of other songbirds, and they don't rely on them to grasp and suffocate prey, as do the raptors.

Tuesday evening, after spending the morning picking huckleberries, I drove out to the south side of Mud Lake to see if I ...

Shrikes are nondescript and ubiquitous birds that have made a name for themselves as the leatherfaces of the animal kingdom. They don’t just eat their prey, they impale it on spikes and display ...

However, there is one group of songbirds that prey on vertebrate animals: the shrikes. The scientific name for the shrike we saw, Lanius exubitor, says it all. Translated it reads, "butcher sentinel." ...

Loggerhead shrikes make good use of those bills, earning their nickname “butcherbird”. Highly predatory, a hunting shrike scans for prey from a roadside wire, shrub or other prominent perch.

Shrikes are birds that at first glance look like mockingbirds, having a similar size, body shape and gray-toned body. Like mockers, shrikes perch on fence wires, electric lines, and tree limbs ...

Here, we see shrikes only occasionally, mostly on migration but sometimes in winter. The shrubby flats on the shores of Mendenhall Lake and the wetlands offer the right sort of habitat locally.

Shrikes are predatory songbirds, making meals of rodents, large insects and even small birds. During severe weather, small birds at feeders present the potential for an easy meal.

Northern Shrikes are a good example. Northern Shrikes are songbirds that live and breed in Northern Canada and Alaska. In winter, they roam south into our area, but they are never common.

The abandonment of low-intensity agricultural practices, such as maintaining hay-meadows, further exacerbates the loss of suitable habitats for Red-backed Shrikes. The increased use of pesticides in ...

Loggerhead shrikes make good use of those bills, earning their nickname “butcherbird”. Highly predatory, a hunting shrike scans for prey from a roadside wire, shrub or other prominent perch.

Discover the reasons behind the prohibition on killing certain creatures like bees, ants, shrikes, and hoopoes in Islamic teachings. This webpage explores the significance of these animals as ...