The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
the middle US.

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Crummy Postcards wrote:
> The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
> birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
> barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
> northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
> the middle US.

Gruesome habit for such a pretty bird. Grouse shot, the details are
wonderful.

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:28:58 -0400, Crummy Postcards
<pooka@borealphotography.com> wrote:

>The northern shrike

Without the stick growing out of his head :)

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Well now, if this is a 'crummy postcard' I would not hesitate to file it
away with my others......*g*.....

--
Vanessa...........from Tasmania...... the Island State of Australia
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The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
the middle US.

The Crummy Postcard Photographer

*****Boreal Photography*****
http://borealphotography.com

**Digital Photography Blog**
http://lvsonline.com/online-digital...graphy-classes/

crummyphotographer@borealphotography.com

Crummy Postcards wrote:
> The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
> birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
> barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
> northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
> the middle US.
>
> The Crummy Postcard Photographer
>
> *****Boreal Photography*****
> http://borealphotography.com
>
> **Digital Photography Blog**
> http://lvsonline.com/online-digital...graphy-classes/
>
> crummyphotographer@borealphotography.com

S/he looks so cute and sweet ..... well except for the beak.... and trying
to hide behind the mask.
As always a great capture.

Linda

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>
> The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
> birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
> barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
> northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
> the middle US.
>
> The Crummy Postcard Photographer
>
> *****Boreal Photography*****
> http://borealphotography.com
>
> **Digital Photography Blog**
> http://lvsonline.com/online-digital...graphy-classes/
>
> crummyphotographer@borealphotography.com
>
>
Nice shrike shot! (Say that quickly a few times....) I've never seen one in
the wild. They sure do have a wicked bill.
Lesley

How you get these beautiful birds to pose for you, I do no know.
Lovely shot .

--
Dora
Dangerous with Attitude

I do it cause I can
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>
> The northern shrike is a small predatory song bird. It feeds on small
> birds, mammals, and insects, sometimes impaling them on spines or
> barbed wire fences. It breeds in the Canadian northern territories,
> northern Quebec and Alaska and winters from southern Canada south to
> the middle US.
>
> The Crummy Postcard Photographer
>
> *****Boreal Photography*****
> http://borealphotography.com
>
> **Digital Photography Blog**
> http://lvsonline.com/online-digital...graphy-classes/
>
> crummyphotographer@borealphotography.com
>
>