Photography

HAB911

(10,666 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:34 AM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

Bad looking bird... displacedvermoter Saturday #1

Bad bird bad bird... ret5hd Saturday #9

COPS!!! displacedvermoter Saturday #10

Thorns and barbed wire for easy consumption? SheltieLover Saturday #2

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Saturday #3

Nasty bird. Great shots! George McGovern Saturday #4

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

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

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye Saturday #7

Cool bird. Really good shots. Walleye Saturday #8

displacedvermoter

(5,136 posts)

1. Bad looking bird...

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:52 AM

Saturday

ret5hd

(22,673 posts)

9. Bad bird bad bird...

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:35 PM

Saturday

Whatcha gonna do when hawk comes for you…

displacedvermoter

(5,136 posts)

10. COPS!!!

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:47 PM

Saturday

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...