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.

Shrike birds use deadly branch spike to kill their prey

Songbird that Acts Like a Hawk, Stories, Notre Dame Magazine

Hild's bynames #2: Butcher-bird

Watch Absurd Creatures, A Bird Impaling Its Victims Is So Metal I Can't Even Stand It, Absurd Creatures

Wild Thing: Loggerhead Shrikes Impale Their Prey, November 2013

Tiny 'butcher birds' that impale prey on SPIKES take down large animals by giving them whiplash

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Shrike birds use deadly branch spike to kill their prey

Loggerhead Shrike Fine Art Print Threatened Prairie Bird

Shrikes - Wild About Utah

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

This Tiny, Bloodthirsty Bird Impales Its Prey With Thorns

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

Loggerhead Shrike: Converting Thorns into Meat-hooks

Meet the loggerhead shrike, the rare butcher bird of FMR-restored prairies