Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

If you’ve ever found a small animal impaled on a spike, odds are it was killed by a shrike.

Everglades National Park - The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a songbird that thinks it's a bird of prey. This robust, cunning bird infamously stores its prey impaled on thorns and cactus

Butcher Birds, The Loggerhead Shrike - 10,000 Birds

Butcher Birds, The Loggerhead Shrike - 10,000 Birds

Rodent kebab: Ruthless 'butcher bird' IMPALES its prey on thorns then eats it at its leisure

Tiny Vicious Killer Of The Bird World ~ Shrike Impales Its Victims On A Spike

Loggerhead Shrike and its prey - Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Shrike birds use deadly branch spike to kill their prey

Loggerhead Shrike: Converting Thorns into Meat-hooks

Loggerhead Shrike, Bird Gallery

Loggerhead shrike Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute