A Loggerhead Shrike, or Butcher Bird pictured in the first photo is a fierce predatory bird. They have a specialized beak for severing the spine of their prey. They are infamous for impaling their captured prey on thorns or the barbs on wire fences. They eat insects, small rodents and amphibians. Their relatively weak legs and inability to hold their prey without talons is the reason they impale their food. It makes it easier for them to hold and eat their catch.
Some recent updates with Bobcats and Mountain Lions from the Trail Cameras follow.
I remain grateful these Lions are waiting until dark to roam the woods.
The Bobcat continues to be a mostly daytime predator. But I did manage to get a photo of two Bobcats together at night.
It may be her kitten or it may be mating season. No way to tell.
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