Like eagles and falcons, shrikes are birds of prey. However, they aren’t raptors, but are songbirds. Though shrikes have a sharp, hooked beak, they are small and have weak legs. The little shrike ...

If you venture along the fence lines of a Missouri farm, you might spot something unusual: Dead mice and snakes impaled on ...

The loggerhead shrike may look like any other songbird you might see at a backyard feeder, but its soft exterior masks the heart of a killer. “It really is a bird of prey trapped in the songbirds body ...

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad III, was prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and 1477. Wallachia was a region of Europe that eventually become present-day Romania. A ferocious warrior, Vlad was ...

Indiana has a rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but growth and development have changed some of those fragile ecosystems and threaten the wildlife they support. IndyStar ...

Each year around Halloween, the northern shrike lands in our region to spend the winter. A songbird slightly smaller than a robin and covered in silvery-gray plumage, it sports a black tail and wings ...

Early in my career, I had the pleasure of studying loggerhead shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus). Over time, I became quite familiar with their mannerisms and habits. They often perch quite visibly and ...

All of a sudden on the day after Christmas – Tuesday, Dec. 26 – I suddenly thought of a northern shrike. (That’s the Feast of St. Stephen, for those of us interested in such matters.) My hand was on ...