[TN-Bird] Loggerhead Shrike's lifting capacity
- From: mgreene@xxxxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:04:55 -0600
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
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