Northern Shrike

This is a new bird for me. He has a hook on the end of his beak. Apparently he is a “predatory song bird”! I was really happy I had my bird lens with me cause he was a ways away.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful capture

[Kim Capson]

What a wonderful picture! It's such a struggle to decide whether or not to take my big camera with the long lens. This is why we carry that extra weight, isn't it?!

[sarah]

New one for me too…what a strikingly beautiful bird

[Esther Rosenberg]

What a pretty bird, yay for a new capture, always exciting.

[Allison Maltese]

A nice shot of this shrike looking at its territory.

[Velina]

Lovely capture and composition

[Milanie]

I've heard of them, but never seen one - with those markings you'd remember him. Like the way you caught him on the highest stem and the great dof you used

[Islandgirl]

Wow what a neat looking bird!

[LManning (Laura)]

Lovely composition and a beautiful bird.

[Joy's Focus]

Great capture of this very pretty bird

[BeckyB]

What an unusual bird...great shot!

[*lynn]

gorgeous bird

[Rick]

Neat looking bird. Great shot.

[Christina]

Fab bird - and dof

[haskar]

Nice find and captured. It's so exciting to meet something new on the road

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great shot! Always exciting to find a new bird!

[Junko Y]

Nice of that shrike to pose in such a good place for a stand-out capture!