Loggerhead Shrike Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: A cool little "raptor", Loggerhead Shrikes have really undergone some serious declines in recent decades. I used to see them more when I first started birding (2000) than I have in recent years. In terms of photos from South Dakota, I have a few from 2005 and 2006. Then, with the exception of a bird I saw while visiting the Everglades in Florida in 2012, I went 13 years (!!) without getting another decent photo of the species. However, on April 26th, 2019 I found 2 different Loggerhead Shrikes about 5 miles apart on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands, and fortunately one was kind enough to sit still for some photos.

Loggerhead Shrike 1 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 2 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 3 July 4th, 2005 Near Presho, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 4 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Loggerhead Shrike 5 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 6 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 7 June 12th, 2006 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 8 December 10th, 2012 Everglades National Park, Florida
Loggerhead Shrike 9 December 10th, 2012 Everglades National Park, Florida	Loggerhead Shrike 10 April 26th, 2019 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota	Loggerhead Shrike 11 April 26th, 2019 Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Click here for the species description page for the Loggerhead Shrike

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