They are small songbirds, but they are deadly. The loggerhead shrike, or "butcherbird," is slowly declining in Ohio.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take a drive across New Mexico’s sweeping plains and you are likely to encounter a songbird whose name suits a slasher film. The butcherbird — or more formally, loggerhead shrike — is rather ...

Two small, resident avians become more noticeable during winter months because many of their larger or more conspicuous relatives have abandoned our Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region ...

The shrikes are among our most interesting birds. They're on my mind this week because I've seen them on three different occasions. There are two species in our area. At this time of year, the ...

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 ...