One might think of this 9-inch-long bird with a 12-inch wingspan and snappy black mask as a typical songbird, but the loggerhead shrike has a bit of an edge. It is a consummate hunter. Loggerhead ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) - The Loggerhead Shrike is a songbird with a raptor’s habits. A denizen of grasslands and other open habitats throughout much of North America, this masked black, white, and ...

Bite a mouse in the back of the neck and don’t let go. Now shake your head at a frenzied 11 turns per second, as if saying “No, no, no, no, no!” You have just imitated a hunting loggerhead shrike ...

Greenbrier & Monroe Counties, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — The Greenbrier Valley in southeastern West Virginia is one of the more beautiful spots in the Mountain State. With open meadows and towering mountains in ...

The ability to link breeding and wintering sites of declining or threatened species is fundamental to their effective conservation, but previous conventional methods such as banding have proved ...

Regina, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - July 9, 2025) - Summer is underway, meaning young at-risk Loggerhead Shrikes are out taking their first flights across the prairies. This is the perfect time to ...

The other day I was walking on a field in Purbachol when I noticed a bird perched on the stalk of a shrivelled kash flower. Coming closer, I noticed its distinctive black cap, hooked beak and somewhat ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The northern shrike is one tough predator, even though it’s a songbird only the size of a robin. Note the hooked beak, a formidable tool that helps this bird capture and kill its prey ...

It’s one of those days when the sun never really wins out over the gloaming and the drizzle. We’re at Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve in Kent and it’s so grey the only warmth is coming from the ...