Brainerd, Minn. – Don't be fooled by its robin-like size — the northern shrike is a songbird that kills for a living. If that's not odd enough, instead of using powerful feet and needle-sharp talons ...

What Does a Northern Shrike Look Like? “This bird (above) knocked itself out on my window. What is it?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Gary Wyrick of Scottville, Michigan. Birding experts Kenn and ...

Not long ago, John Wright of Fairbanks heard a thump against a window above his deck. He pulled on his coat and walked out to investigate. He was surprised to see a lovely pine grosbeak down on the ...

The northern shrike migrates south in fall to Canada and the northern United States from the boreal forest and northern tundra in search of food. This particular songbird is not going to be eating ...

Greenbrier & Monroe Counties, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — The Greenbrier Valley in southeastern West Virginia is one of the more beautiful spots in the Mountain State. With open meadows and towering mountains in ...

A rare bird has been spotted in Cambridgeshire for the first time in four years. The unmistakable red-backed shrike was photographed by 13-year-old Jack Brackley at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes. The ...

Four Slayers drop from the airship that ferries them across the Shattered Isles and immediately fall into a routine learned from a hundred hunts before - fanning out through the woodland, searching ...