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As the title suggests, this a collecton of shrikes and vireos photos. Actually, at the moment, I have no vireo photos. I do not have easy access to them in my area. I feel fortunate to be able to photograph the Loggerhead Shrike as it was listed by the National Audubon Society as one of the "Birds in Decline" in 2007.
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Stephen > Perched on a fence, this loggerhead shrike was swooping down on unsuspecting insects that it would sometimes impale on the barbed wire.  Midlothian, Texas, January 2010
Stephen > The hawk of the songbird world; This is a Loggerhead Shrike that I photographed here in my hometown of Midlothian, Texas.  It is a year round resident, but I seem to see more of them during the winter months.  December 29, 2007.
Stephen > This is another image of the loggerhead shrike that allowed to get relatively close as it looked down into a small meadow in my hometown of Midlothian, Texas, December, 2007.
Stephen > This is a Loggerhead Shrike that I photographed here in my hometown of Midlothian, Texas.  It is a year round resident, but I seem to see more of them during the winter months.  It is known for impaling its insect prey on sticks and barbed wire.  It will even take small reptiles!  December 29, 2007.
Stephen > I was a bit far away but this loggerhead shrike was in some nice late afternoon late.  Midlothian, Texas, January 2010
Stephen > While trying to get a good shot of this shrike in a more natural setting, I took this nice portrait of it on barbed wire.  Its nest with two hatchlings was just to the left in a tree.  Midlothian, Texas, April 2008.
Stephen > I spied this loggerhead shrike high in a tree, but it wasn't completely by chance.  I have seen shrikes in this same area for several years now.  The trick is finding one in the open in decent light.  Midlothian, Texas, November 2008
Stephen > I am always excited to find a loggerhead shrike.  I like their curved beaks and the head plumage.  This one was photographed in Maypearl, Texas, April 2008.
Stephen > High atop a tree, this Loggerhead Shrike was most assuredly looking for its next dinner.  I photographed this one near a local pond in Midlothian, Texas.  December 29, 2007.
Perched on a fence, this loggerhead shrike was swooping down on unsuspecting insects that it would sometimes impale on the barbed wire. Midlothian, Texas, January 2010
 > Perched on a fence, this loggerhead shrike was swooping down on unsuspecting insects that it would sometimes impale on the barbed wire.  Midlothian, Texas, January 2010
Perched on a fence, this loggerhead shrike was swooping down on unsuspecting insects that it would sometimes impale on the barbed wire. Midlothian, Texas, January 2010
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