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smac · Feb 13, 2013, 9:37 AM

I think these are really classy looking birds. Vicious hunters though. They are known to impale their prey, small reptiles and insects, on the barbs on barbed wire or on the sharp thorns of a thistle plant. Ouch.

Thanks for looking and comments are always welcomed, Steve

smac · Feb 13, 2013, 9:38 AM

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WCKSer · Feb 13, 2013, 10:09 AM

This bird must be vicious since there is an anti-radar air to ground missile named after him. The Shrike missile is made by Texas Instruments for the U.S. Navy. I don't know if it is still in service or not??

gjtoth · Feb 13, 2013, 11:59 AM

Beautiful bird very well-captured.

Feb 13, 2013, 9:37 AM	#1
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,780	Loggerhead Shrike I think these are really classy looking birds. Vicious hunters though. They are known to impale their prey, small reptiles and insects, on the barbs on barbed wire or on the sharp thorns of a thistle plant. Ouch. Thanks for looking and comments are always welcomed, Steve __________________ Think like a person of action, Act like a person of thought. http://scienceguy.smugmug.com/ Last edited by smac; Feb 13, 2013 at 9:41 AM.

Feb 13, 2013, 10:09 AM	#3
WCKSer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,324	This bird must be vicious since there is an anti-radar air to ground missile named after him. The Shrike missile is made by Texas Instruments for the U.S. Navy. I don't know if it is still in service or not?? __________________ Canon 5D MKII, EF 24-105mm f/4L, EF 50mm f/1.8, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro, Tamron 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC USD XLD. Canon EOS T3i, 18-55mm EF-S f/3.5-5.6 IS, 55-250mm EF-S f/4-5.6, Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM, 430 EXII Flash. Sony A200, Minolta AF 28-85mm f3.5-4.5, Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7, Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4, HVL-F42AM Flash. Samsung NX100 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS, Samsung SEF15A Flash, EVF10 Electronic Viewfinder. M4/3 system: Olympus E-PL1 and Panasonic DMC-G3. Last edited by WCKSer; Feb 13, 2013 at 6:57 PM.

Feb 13, 2013, 11:59 AM	#4
gjtoth Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 5,776	Beautiful bird very well-captured. __________________ Gary ---- "The best camera is the one you have with you." <><~~~~~~~~~~~ Pentax K-5 ~ Pentax K-30 My Gallery -- Hebrews 13:3

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Feb 13, 2013, 9:38 AM	#2
smac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,780	#2 __________________ Think like a person of action, Act like a person of thought. http://scienceguy.smugmug.com/