More Summer Fun at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 24, 2017 - A juvenile Loggerhead Shrike had just hopped out onto a fence.... Read more
Loggerhead Shrike
 | Check out my beak – I may look like a nice little bird, but I’m actually like a small hawk. I hunt my food, then often impale it on a fencepost or other sharp object. Don’t mistake me for a mockingbird, who has similar coloring. I live in Florida year-round. Most Likely Found: In the marsh, In the open fields When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Holloway Park, Joe Overstreet Road, Lake Apopka, Lake County Backroads, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Moccasin Island Tract, Viera Wetlands |
I have written 20 posts including a photo of a Loggerhead Shrike
Incredible Photography Morning at Viera Wetlands
January 20, 2017 - But we turned around and spotted a Loggerhead Shrike posed in beautiful morning light.... Read more
Another Backyard Birding Paradise
October 22, 2016 - The Loggerhead Shrike counts have been decreasing across Central Florida according to our Christmas Bird Counts.... Read more
My Lifer Whooping Crane
February 2, 2015 - It's a beautiful example of the good old Florida prairie, lined with Eastern Meadowlarks and Loggerhead Shrikes.... I saw several American Kestrels and a bunch of Loggerhead Shrikes.... Read more
A New Place to Photograph: Holloway Park, Lakeland, FL
January 21, 2014 - As we left Holloway Park, we had some fun opportunities with a Loggerhead Shrike who was posing on a barbed wire fence.... Read more
Seeking the Ash-throated Flycatcher in Florida
January 10, 2014 - The fencepost and barbed wire environment is perfect for Loggerhead Shrikes, and we saw several out in the fields.... Read more
A Shrike and a Kestrel
September 25, 2013 - The other bird who sat out on the fenceposts that afternoon was the Loggerhead Shrike.... Read more
Fort De Soto with My Dad
June 24, 2013 - We noticed a Loggerhead Shrike posing on a powerline, and then we saw that he had a juvenile with him.... Read more
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 13, 2012 - Shorty spent a good part of the afternoon taking care of their new family. They'd fly down to the feeder, grab a seed, then disappear up into the oak tree. Tiny baby calls would ensue. Then the process repeated, over and over. We tried to find the nest, but I…... Read more
Down by the Lake
July 14, 2011 - This Loggerhead Shrike was posed in sweet afternoon light.... Read more
Hi There, Shrek Junior!
June 13, 2011 - We finally met our new little Loggerhead Shrikes. I've been watching the adults for a while, and I figured we'd see the babies any day. This guy was hanging out in a palm tree at the Town Commons/Tour Point intersection. You can tell he's a juvenile because of the orangey…... Read more
Where are the Loggerhead Shrike babies?
June 7, 2011 - It's getting to be the time of year that we saw fledgling Loggerhead Shrikes under the weeping willows last year. We've been seeing the shrike parents sitting in their usual spots, but no little guys yet. Where are your kids, Shrek the Shrike?... Loggerhead Shrike... Read more
Down by the Pond
April 18, 2011 - Baby Mallards There were two Loggerhead Shrikes in the usual weeping willow tree. We call them Shrek and Fiona (Shrek the Shrike, try saying that five times fast!) I'm not sure if the nest is in the willow or in a nearby palm tree, but I'm pretty sure it's close!...…... Read more
Stoneybrook Signs of Spring
April 6, 2011 - Loggerhead Shrike The Fish Crows have ben building their nests (when they are not busy tormenting the mockingbirds and trying to steal their eggs!) There are lots of babies on the way to the neighborhood!... Read more
Beautiful Morning at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
April 3, 2011 - White Ibis I spotted a small sandpiper out my window, and we both got out to photograph it. (Unfortunately the good light was on the passenger side of the car—great for me, not so great for Dyeyo. Besides, it felt good to stretch our legs!!) It turned out we had…... Read more
Loggerhead Shrike
November 15, 2010 - Tonight we saw this Loggerhead Shrike on our walk through the neighborhood.... Loggerhead Shrike... Read more
Meet Shrek the Shrike
June 6, 2010 - Juvenile Loggerhead Shrike Note: As we prepared for our walk, I told Rich that I wanted to go see if we could find the baby shreks. I don't know why I kept mis-speaking, but after about the third time, it was clear that our babies had gotten their names! We've…... Read more
