Sunday, January 06, 2008

Portrait of a Northern Shrike


The dark mask of this Northern Shrike does not seem to be as fully developed as you would see on an adult Norther Shrike. Also the scaled, brownish breast suggests a first winter shrike of this species. This predator, which feeds on small birds, showed up in our feeder area this week but was not successful in its hunt.

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