Photography

HAB911

(10,647 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:34 AM 10 hrs ago

If looks could kill, they probably will

Peter Gabriel tune popped into my mind while capturing this Loggerhead shrike that got photo bombed by another. Terrible lighting, totally overcast, luckily they have almost no coloration. The Loggerhead is a native stone cold killer known for its carnivorous diet and impaling prey on thorns or barbed wire for easy consumption, earning it the nickname "butcherbird."

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If looks could kill, they probably will (Original Post) HAB911 10 hrs ago OP

Bad looking bird... displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #1

Bad bird bad bird... ret5hd 19 min ago #9

COPS!!! displacedvermoter 7 min ago #10

Thorns and barbed wire for easy consumption? SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #2

That's An Amazing Image (at top) wyn borkins 9 hrs ago #3

Nasty bird. Great shots! George McGovern 9 hrs ago #4

Great shots, my dear HAB911! Scary-looking bird too. Well done! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy 9 hrs ago #5

No kidding around. This is one big Bad-Ass Bird! calimary 7 hrs ago #6

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye 3 hrs ago #7

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye 3 hrs ago #8

displacedvermoter

(5,111 posts)

1. Bad looking bird...

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:52 AM

10 hrs ago

ret5hd

(22,646 posts)

9. Bad bird bad bird...

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:35 PM

19 min ago

Whatcha gonna do when hawk comes for you…

displacedvermoter

(5,111 posts)

10. COPS!!!

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:47 PM

7 min ago

My girlfriend from time in graduate school had an ex who was a state trooper, and knew a lot about police procedures.She loved the show Cops,so we watched every Saturday night on Fox. Guilty pleasure with running commentary...

Great song...