Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

If you’ve ever found a small animal impaled on a spike, odds are it was killed by a shrike.

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

This Stunning Photo Project Showcases the Loggerhead Shrike's Gory Deeds

Shrike birds use deadly branch spike to kill their prey

Everglades National Park - The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a songbird that thinks it's a bird of prey. This robust, cunning bird infamously stores its prey impaled on thorns and cactus

Tiny Vicious Killer Of The Bird World ~ Shrike Impales Its Victims On A Spike

I recently learned about the bird species Shrike, and was wondering how can they lured their prey into being impaled on a spike, but avoid being impaled or damaged by said spike?

Valley Grove Preservation Society

Tiny 'butcher birds' that impale prey on SPIKES take down large animals by giving them whiplash

Loggerhead Shrike Attempting (Learning?) To Impale A Grasshopper – Feathered Photography