Loggerhead Shrike
The Loggerhead Shrike is found throughout most of the contiguous United States and into northern Mexico. It is an active hunter which impales excess food on thorns and barbs, hence the common name, "Butcher Bird".
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A Loggerhead Shrike uses an Octillo limb as an observation perch. This bird, and the Octillo plant, are common species of the Borrego Springs, California area.
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