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  • The Loggerhead Shrike AKA “Butcherbird”

    The Loggerhead Shrike AKA “Butcherbird”

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    Justin Case
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    by M. Kathy Raines The Loggerhead Shrike AKA “Butcherbird” The masked white songbird perched on a twig, watching and waiting.  Then, hawk-like, this loggerhead shrike swooped down upon a sparrow, and, with powerful, hooked bill, battered it, piercing its neck. After a few nibbles, it flew off with the limp, dangling corpse, then slid it…