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loggerhead shrike

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loggerhead shrike
n.
A common North American bird (Lanius ludovicianus) having gray, black, and white plumage, a black facial mask, and a hooked beak.
[From its large head.]
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Noun1.loggerhead shrikeloggerhead shrike - a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes
Lanius lucovicianus
shrike - any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
genus Lanius, Lanius - type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes


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While hiking, canoeing, kayaking, or eating a picnic lunch, watch for Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtles, loggerhead shrikes, pileated woodpeckers, Seminole bats, and spotted salamanders.
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``The major opposition items are protection of burrowing owl and loggerhead shrike habitat at two of the three entrances to the school, and many public safety issues caused by a lack of road improvements and infrastructure to protect students and members of Rancho Tierra del Sol,'' Kasper said.
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When a loggerhead shrike catches a lizard, the bird often impales it on a thorn or a spur of barbed wire and then leaves the carcass hanging, explains evolutionary biologist Edmund D.
Selection in action: attacks favor spike length for lizards by Milius, S. / Science News
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