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Feb 7th, 2010 at 10:25 AM
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Don't know what he/she is But it was happy with the worm!  ![[Linked Image]](http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/2thtek2/Birds/dontknowJPG.jpg)
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The Bird Man
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OMG!!!!! You got a picture of a Loggerhead Shrike!!!!!! It has been almost 15 years since I have seen one! They are vanishing over large areas of North America! Notice that he looks like a Northern Mockingbird on steroids with that black mask. They are also called the "Butcher Bird", due to their habit of catching their prey (Insects, mice, and small birds) and impaling them on thorns or the spikes of barbed wire. With their catch hanging there they tear off pieces and eat them at will. I have personally seen them do this. They have never been common , but I used to see 5 or 6 a day when I first started birding. But like I said, its been about 15 years since I have seen one. They actually have a very pretty, soft, raspy song. Keep your eye on this one. It may be the only one you EVER see!
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wow cool Thorney! I've seen a couple of them this one just happened to have landed long enough for me to get a picture.
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
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Hot Rod
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gO GET a close up of it.
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"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
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Purl One
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What a striking looking bird Diane - good eye you've got there!
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mean bird. Impaling and eating prey.
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The Bird Man
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It's Nature in all its glory and gruesomeness. Those of us who study nature don't try to change it, we try to record it accurately. Some of the favorite things we bird photographers try to get are their erotic behavior, or we try to catch them using the, errm.....WASHROOM (heh, heh, heh)! I personally like to capture fighting birds or birds with their tongues sticking out.
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Never seen a bird with it's tongue out,, But I did get a shot of a Humming bird last year Peeing,  
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Hot Rod
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PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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The Bird Man
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Birds don't pee. Their urine a feces are mixed together and excreted through the cloaca. The cloaca is also used for reproduction and for laying eggs. It is a SINGLE opening for all functions in BOTH female AND male birds!
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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The Bird Man
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Woodpecker tongue. I did NOT take this picture. ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/295304023_87FC4-XL.jpg)
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Oh Thorny----it does not matter that you didnt take that photo.
it is enough that you shared it. Thanks so much.
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WOWWWWWWWW GOOD shot of that! I agree with Carol It doesn't matter WHO took it, I'm glad you posted it! 
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