What it eats: Mainly invertebrates, but also small vertebrates including reptiles, amphibians, bats and birds. Why it's awesome: The loggerhead shrike is nicknamed the "butcherbird" thanks to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On my recent trip to Houston, I built in plenty of time to explore areas along the Gulf Coast and vicinity. Once outside of the ...

Like eagles and falcons, shrikes are birds of prey. However, they aren’t raptors, but are songbirds. Though shrikes have a sharp, hooked beak, they are small and have weak legs. The little shrike ...

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad III, was prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and 1477. Wallachia was a region of Europe that eventually become present-day Romania. A ferocious warrior, Vlad was ...

The shrikes are among our most interesting birds. They're on my mind this week because I've seen them on three different occasions. There are two species in our area. At this time of year, the ...

The loggerhead shrike may look like any other songbird you might see at a backyard feeder, but its soft exterior masks the heart of a killer. “It really is a bird of prey trapped in the songbirds body ...

Indiana has a rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but growth and development have changed some of those fragile ecosystems and threaten the wildlife they support. IndyStar ...

Two small, resident avians become more noticeable during winter months because many of their larger or more conspicuous relatives have abandoned our Texas region for warmer climes. Also, fall migrants ...

GRAND FORKS – The tagline on a recent email got my attention. “This sighting made us stop our car,” it said. The message was from Jim Samson, and he’d stopped two miles north of Devils Lake. Samson ...