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 ...

Each year around Halloween, the northern shrike lands in our region to spend the winter. A songbird slightly smaller than a robin and covered in silvery-gray plumage, it sports a black tail and wings ...

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 ...

FAIRBANKS — Vince Blankenship doesn’t need a cat; he’s got a northern shrike. The bird has been hanging around Blankenship’s home off Farmers Loop for the past week dining on voles that try to scarf ...

It’s winter and the only thing my yard is full of right now is the hustle and bustle of hungry birds as they bicker with one another over food. This group is so reliable that I call them the “regulars ...

The sight startled us. A savannah sparrow hanging limp and lifeless from a sharp-pointed spike on a barbed-wire fence lining a farm field. Had it snagged its own neck on the spike? Not likely. More ...

Don’t be fooled by its adorable appearance – a tiny bird called the shrike is known to be a ruthless killer. The small bird preys on mice, lizards, and other birds, and it impales its catch on the ...

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 ...

Birmingham birders are celebrating after a rare bird was spotted in our patch for the first time in 30 years. Twitchers were stunned to discover a red-backed shrike at Ladywalk Nature Reserve, North ...

A handsome loggerhead shrike is visiting the area around Ashville Road off Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach, reports Steve Coari of the Virginia Beach Audubon Society. This bird is out of its ...