#laniidae

[herpsandbirds]

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), family Laniidae, order Passeriformes, FL, USA

photograph by Jeffery Gemmon

[pernine]

im on a roll! here is a lovely woodchat shrike, ive not seen one as im not in range but they are an occasional vagrant where i am

[iridescent-wildlife]

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus). Family Laniidae, order Passeriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. February 2020.

[spinus-pinus]

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

3/24/2024 Chino Hills State Park, Orange County, California

[jadafitch]

Northern Shrike, two ways.

[podartists]

Cyanocitta cristata | Molothrus ater | Lanius ludovicianus | Euphagus cyanocephalus | Quiscalus quiscula versicolor (aeneus)

Plate XVII | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[jojos-birdwatching-adventure]

Oh boy… here we go…

This post will be super all over the place (not sure how to phrase it) so bear with me!

(Rambling under cut)

My first instinct was a Loggerhead Shrike (butcherbird) as well, but it physically doesn’t match him. But its methods of hunting match his… proclivities.

I started picking birds that (sort of) resemble him visually but they don’t match behavior wise. I picked the Baikal Teal (left) and the Spectacled Eider Duck (right)

With picking a vulture, I struggled with this too since none of them match visually, and I just really like vultures in general, but not Cioccolata :(

sorry Cioccolata fans :(

I’m thinking of settling this with a poll since I explained my general choices, but I’m torn between all of them. I’ll let you guys decide this one

[hollowforms]

hello world