#butcherbird — Public Fediverse posts

@alan678.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay

The very dapper grey butcherbird

#photography #birds #butcherbird #nature #wildlife #ECK

my favourite shot of the day is this one tho :blobimfine: #butcherbird #birdsofMastodon

5:45am *tap* *tap* *tap* like some telltale heart driving me mad with guilt for not having gone to bed yet. It's a juvenile, and still befuddled by itself in the reflective window film. #NightOwl #Nocturnal #ButcherBird #Birb

once again washing my car, and cleaning the remains of dead animals, care of the local #ButcherBird, from out of the windscreen wipers.

Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis

Often caches (stores) prey items by impaling them on thorns or barbed wire, or wedging them into a branch fork. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher"

Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600mm
- ISO 500 f9 1/400s

#birds #northernshrike #shrike #laniusborealis #butcherbird #nature #birdphotography
#ontariowildlife #birdfreaks #planetbirds

this one followed me around for a bit today ☺️ #butcherbird

Just about 1 week left to apply to be my next #PhD student here at #OklahomaStateUniversity to study #SHRIKES!

Collaborative project with #CourtneyDuchardt and #ScottLoss.

Link for deets: https://timoconnell.wordpress.com/prospective-students/

#butcherbird #metalAF

Please share!

#Goodmorning everyone.
...👋 Have a good day....😊

This is a #ButcherBird who has been coming for brief visits.....🤗

#Biripi
#WildOz

This cheeky little #ButcherBird just visited again today. I managed to get a quick photo. An added bonus a #Kookaburra in the background...!

#WildOz
#Biripi

#Goodmorning ....!!! 👋

Here's a young #ButcherBird having a peek at me from my roof.

Hope you all have a good day today....🤗

#Biripi
#WildOz

Enjoy these three versions of the amazing #butcherbird, aka #LoggerheadShrike (plus a bonus #NorthernShrike!) from #JohnJamesAudubon, #LouisAgassizFuertes, and #TimWorfolk. I love the beauty, vitality, and simplicity of them all.
#ornithology #NaturalHistory #birding #birds #birbs #borbs #tinosaurs!

Cool timeline too: Audubon 1820s, Fuertes 1920s, Worfolk 2020s.