Northern Shrike perched on a fence post.
Northern shrike on a fence post. These guys are like pygmy owls in that they tend to stick to the tops of trees or on wires so seeing one on a fence post was rare.
#birds #canada #nature #wildlife #photography #birding #nikon #shrike #northernshrike #mcoupephotography
This #northernshrike #posed for me! And in a #beautiful setting of #maple tips and #moss.
#butcherbird
#Laniidae
#BurntsideLake
#BWCAW
Last #winter I saw a shrike attack and eat a #vole. They fight above their weight class.
#birds #birdphotography #birdphotos #Ely #Minnesota
Day 29: Unique Foraging Technique
#NorthernShrike
#birdtober2025 #illustration #birdtoberclub #birdtoberclub2025 #Inktober #birds #birdtober
🗡️ Happy Friday the 13th from nature’s most metal songbird! Meet the Northern Shrike—tiny, sharp-beaked, and totally terrifying (if you're a grasshopper)
#FridayFunny #FridayThe13th #NorthernShrike
"I am just here for the birds..." Well here ya' go-- you can see the #raptor #beak which is cool: #NorthernShrike #Ely #Minnesota #spring #love #upnorth #bird #birds #birding #naturetherapy #art #artist #artists #photo #photography #naturephotography #ornithology #birdphotos #birdpictures
Don’t let this Robin-sized bird fool you, the Northern Shrike is a fierce predator. I sometimes shoot with a shorter focal length to capture more of the environment.
1/640 280mm
f5.6 ISO 320
#northernshrike #birdwatching #ionabeach
A northern shrike perched on a branch, its sharp beak and grey plumage contrasting against the bare twigs, with a keen gaze scanning the surroundings.
A lifer for me 🚨 Unexpectedly found this little Northern Shrike at one of my regular birding spots
#bird 🪶 #northernshrike #birds #birdsofontario
A Northern Shrike, a greyish-white songbird with a black mask and a hooked beak, perches on a budding branch on a beautifully clear day and stretches out its left wing and leg.
Even a murderbird needs a little stretch sometimes.
#birds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #photography #NorthernShrike #Shrike
A fierce little songbird with a raptor’s spirit! 🪶 Northern Shrikes are small but mighty hunters. #NorthernShrike #Birding #WildAndFree
I knew their reputation with insects, but after watching live, a shrike pounce on and then wrestle to death, a field mouse roughly its same size, I immediately knew why some call it a mini-raptor. And I became an instant fan! #northernshrike #birdlore #birds
A #NorthernShrike that shares a foreboding nickname with other Shrikes: the #butcherbird. Glad I am not being impaled by these adorable (but vicious) song birds.
Taken Jan 2025 at Burnidge Forest Preserve. #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #canoneosr8 #illinoisbirds
Northern shrike warming it's cold heart at Sax Zim Bog, MN
#northernshrike #birdphotography #nature #bestbirds
A Northern Shrike, a predatory songbird with a while breast, a grey head, a black mask, and a hooked beak sits on a bare branch in a winter bush.
A Northern Shrike has decided to spend the winter in Toronto, and today, I accidentally stumbled across it, as well as about a dozen EXTREMELY ANGRY Chickadees that were determined not to be eaten by it and wanted it to know that. #birds #photography #BirdPhotogaphy #NorthernShrike
Juvenile Northern Shrike perched on top of a spruce tree
Another uncommon visitor; Juvenile Northern Shrike swooped in today, all the other birds around my feeder took off pretty quickly😂 #birds #birding #birdphotography #pei #canada #northernshrike
A juvenile Northern Shrike starting to get it’s adult plumage. #northernshrike #shrike #birds #birdlovers #birdphotography #fauna #photography #canon #canonphotography #canoncanada #islandinfocus #westcoast #cowichanvalley #britishcolumbia #songbirds
Northern shrike perched at top of middle of three bare branches, looking to the left
Northern Shrike perched on middle of three bare branches with head turned back to the right.
Northern Shrike looking for its next meal. #birds #northernshrike
I was trying to get pictures of this Northern Shrike when a hummingbird flew in and crashed the party. I remember that day fondly. #birds #colorado #nature #wildlife #photography #photobomb #northernshrike #hummingbird #cool #uninvited
A grey bird on the top of a very small tree in the winter sun.
A Northern Shrike basking in the winter sun in February of 2014. I remember taking this photo as it was one of the only times I ever heard a shrike singing. 🪶
#NorthernShrike #birds
Two Northern Shrike photos from 10 years ago, Jan 2014 - both taken in Hamilton, Ontario area.
One I remember fondly as it was singing. That was the only time I ever recall hearing a Northern Shrike singing. Songbird of prey!
#birds #HamOnt #NorthernShrike
