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Photography

HAB911

(10,648 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:34 AM Yesterday

If looks could kill, they probably will [View all]

Peter Gabriel tune popped into my mind while capturing this Loggerhead shrike that got photo bombed by another. Terrible lighting, totally overcast, luckily they have almost no coloration. The Loggerhead is a native stone cold killer known for its carnivorous diet and impaling prey on thorns or barbed wire for easy consumption, earning it the nickname "butcherbird."

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If looks could kill, they probably will [View all] HAB911 Yesterday OP

Bad looking bird... displacedvermoter Yesterday #1

Bad bird bad bird... ret5hd 20 hrs ago #9

COPS!!! displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #10

Thorns and barbed wire for easy consumption? SheltieLover Yesterday #2

That's An Amazing Image (at top) wyn borkins Yesterday #3

Nasty bird. Great shots! George McGovern Yesterday #4

Great shots, my dear HAB911! Scary-looking bird too. Well done! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #5

No kidding around. This is one big Bad-Ass Bird! calimary Yesterday #6

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye 23 hrs ago #7

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye 23 hrs ago #8