1K views · 24 reactions | The loggerhead shrike is a small avian predator that inhabits grasslands and other open habitats. Shrikes prey on a variety of animals including insects, reptiles, small mammals and birds. Prey is often stored for later. The birds impale prey on thorns, barbed wire, or hooked between forked branches. Impaling prey also helps shrikes pull bite-sized chunks off to eat. | North Dakota Game and Fish Department | Facebook

13K views · 93 reactions | This bird looks cute, acts like a serial killer, and is one of Alabama’s weirdest animals. The loggerhead shrike is a songbird with the heart of a killer. It hangs dead animals on fences to save them for later. Watch the video and click here to learn more: https://www.al.com/news/2023/12/this-bird-looks-cute-acts-like-a-serial-killer-and-is-one-of-alabamas-weirdest-animals.html Photos courtesy of Michelle Reynolds. | al.com | Facebook

16K views · 985 reactions | Loggerhead shrike eating lunch (Lanius ludovicianus) | BIRDS & Nature | Facebook

13K views · 174 reactions | Loggerhead shrike eating an insect Wincent Ojt34 #bird #nature #wildlife | HAWI Studios | Facebook