What shrike species impaled this object?
Observation | Associated Larder Species |
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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatHoney Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies (Family Apidae)ObservercoleylikeopteraDescriptionShrike pantry |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Photos / SoundsWhatBlanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)ObservercoleylikeopteraDescriptionShrike pantry |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)ObservermreynoldsDescriptionLoggerhead shrike prey |
unknown |
unknown | |
unknown | |
Life (Life) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatHardwood Stump Borer (Mallodon dasystomus)ObserverjohnkargesDescriptionAdult impaled on barbed wire fence barb by a Loggerhead Shrike. Although missing an abdomen as consumed, the antennae and legs were still moving. |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Photos / SoundsWhatLoggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)ObserverspifferellaDescriptionOnly one way this could have happened. |
Shrikes (Family Laniidae) |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatWhite-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)ObserverlesditDescription4150' elevation. Sparrow most likely impaled by Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) which is in the area. |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) | |
Photos / SoundsWhatMourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)ObservermreynoldsDescriptionLoggerhead shrike eating a mourning dove. I observed the shrike perched on a wire above the carcass and swoop down to pick and tug at. I don’t know if the shrike killed the dove or if it just took advantage of the situation. |
unknown |
Photos / SoundsWhatSmoky Brown Cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa)ObservermreynoldsDescriptionLoggerhead shrike prey on agave in the parking lot of the public beach |
unknown |
Photos / SoundsWhatMole Crickets (Family Gryllotalpidae)ObservermreynoldsDescriptionLoggerhead shrike prey. Three crickets impaled on the agaves in the public beach parking lot landscape. |
unknown |
unknown | |
Photos / SoundsWhatMole Crickets (Family Gryllotalpidae)ObservermreynoldsDescriptionLoggerhead shrike prey. Dauphin Island shrikes use the wires to perch and hunt and the twists of cables and wires to wedge their cache. |
unknown |
Photos / SoundsWhatEastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)ObservernathanaaronDescriptionCurious as to what happened to this fella |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Photos / SoundsWhatHackberries (Genus Celtis)ObserverdontfencemeinDescriptionThis tree is used as a larder by a Loggerhead Shrike. Grasshoppers are attached to the twigs. Grasshoppers: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195525893 |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |
Photos / SoundsWhatLoggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)ObserverdontfencemeinDescriptionThis Shrike was sitting in one of its larder trees. Grasshoppers attached. Grasshoppers: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195525893 |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) |