Like eagles and falcons, shrikes are birds of prey. However, they aren’t raptors, but are songbirds. Though shrikes have a sharp, hooked beak, they are small and have weak legs. The little shrike ...

To us “civilized” mammals, some animal behavior can sometimes be construed as downright gruesome. There are behaviors that have been observed by animals in which even the most avid naturalist has been ...

On Wednesday last week, a killer came into my yard. It was a northern shrike. Sometimes called "the butcher bird," the shrike preys on small birds and mammals. These it impales on thorns or wires, ...

Last December, as I was crossing the yard at the nature center, I heard an unusual bird song. It came from a small songbird perched near the top of an ash tree west of the barn, overlooking a brushy ...

Years ago, on one particular winter walk here at the nature center, we were concentrating on birds. We saw many of the "usual suspects" - chickadees, mourning doves, crows, plus a great horned owl and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dotted along powers lines and treetops that outline Indiana’s crop fields, small black and grey songbirds perch and patiently ...

After speaking with Nathan Klaus, my long-standing crush on the Loggerhead shrike blossomed into a full-fledged infatuation. The songbird with a raptor’s habits has moxie. Klaus, a senior wildlife ...

Brainerd, Minn. – Don't be fooled by its robin-like size — the northern shrike is a songbird that kills for a living. If that's not odd enough, instead of using powerful feet and needle-sharp talons ...