Above: a loggerhead shrike from spring 2006.Below: their nest in March 2008!
In the spring of 2006, we had the privilege of observing a loggerhead shrike family out the windows of our office. They are cute little birds, often referred to as "Butcher birds," because they are hawk like and kill their prey on the barbs of the barbed wire fence that surrounds our property. We've observed them catching and killing lizards, and it's quite a lot of fun watching the baby birds fuss at the parents to "feed me! feed me!"
This morning (a Monday) I watched Mama bird leave the nest for just two or three minutes, flitting about from branch to branch in the mahogany tree where they've taken up residence, then quickly returning to the nest. The photo, above, was taken from the ground, so you can't see her, but you can see the nest, which we'll be watching over the next few weeks!
There's no doubt about it! Spring has sprung!
In the spring of 2006, we had the privilege of observing a loggerhead shrike family out the windows of our office. They are cute little birds, often referred to as "Butcher birds," because they are hawk like and kill their prey on the barbs of the barbed wire fence that surrounds our property. We've observed them catching and killing lizards, and it's quite a lot of fun watching the baby birds fuss at the parents to "feed me! feed me!"This morning (a Monday) I watched Mama bird leave the nest for just two or three minutes, flitting about from branch to branch in the mahogany tree where they've taken up residence, then quickly returning to the nest. The photo, above, was taken from the ground, so you can't see her, but you can see the nest, which we'll be watching over the next few weeks!
There's no doubt about it! Spring has sprung!
