FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Loggerhead Shrike's lifting capacity

[mgreene@xxxxxxxxx]

Dean, you mentioned a Loggerhead Shrike's lifting capacity.  I once
witnessed a Loggerhead Shrike in my yard carrying a male cardinal for a
short distance!!  Of course a shrike has no talons so it was carrying the
bird with it's bill!  It probably carried the cardinal 15-20 feet before
dropping to the ground to enjoy the meal.  It never got over about a foot
off the ground but it was impressive nonetheless!  Over the course of about
an hour it completely devoured the entire cardinal leaving only a few
feathers, the beak, and the feet!

Good birding,

Mark Greene
Trenton, TN


=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with
first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation.
-----------------------------------------------------
To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------------------------- 
To unsubscribe, send email to:
tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
          web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
        jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx      (423) 764-3958
=========================================================