[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Bull-headed Shrike was photographed on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Loggerhead Shrikes are common, but declining, residents of open fields throughout much of the southern US. This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed at Sabine Woods - TOS, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=600mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 17, 2006)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 21, 2008)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Loggerhead Shrikes are common, but declining, residents of open fields throughout much of the southern US. This one was photographed on an Agave at Laguna Atascosa NWR, in southern Texas. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: April 1982)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14.5 in.]

Northern Shrikes breed throughout southern Canada and Alaska. They shift south during the winter, spilling over into the northern US. This one was photographed along a roadside in February near Portland, Maine. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: February 1987)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14.5 in.]

This immature Northern Shrike was photographed in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)