tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post8196968475792039888..comments2023-11-05T08:04:57.962-06:00Comments on Penelopedia: Nature and Garden in Southern Minnesota: Northern Shrike With PreyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-61046232852914447982011-01-19T22:38:42.177-06:002011-01-19T22:38:42.177-06:00Wow...great captures!Wow...great captures!Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-90886279803299203632011-01-17T13:47:37.318-06:002011-01-17T13:47:37.318-06:00Dan K. - A bluebird! Do you think it just stayed, ...Dan K. - A bluebird! Do you think it just stayed, or is it a very early returnee?<br /><br />Larry - yes, I think that's exactly what it's doing. You can feel the power of its lunge -- quite something!<br /><br />Thanks for the nice words, everyone. I could hardly believe what was unfolding in front of our eyes, maybe just a dozen feet away from the car, and I feel so lucky I was able to get some decent shots. I would have loved to get a shot of the bird carrying the rodent away across the field.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830553767527010173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-28698451749421113712011-01-17T12:16:22.679-06:002011-01-17T12:16:22.679-06:00Great series of this Northern Shrike Penny! If I&...Great series of this Northern Shrike Penny! If I'm not mistaken, they kill vertebrates like this by severing the spinal cord at the back of the neck. That looks like what this bird is doing in the first photo.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-50817890336764952182011-01-16T20:54:29.037-06:002011-01-16T20:54:29.037-06:00Thanks Penny for the great report and pictures. I...Thanks Penny for the great report and pictures. I would guess it's the same shrike we saw on the Christmas bird count. No sign here of the northern shrike I saw in the middle of December or of the Carolina wren, but I did hear and see an Eastern Bluebird early last week.<br /><br />Dan KahlDan Kahlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-71675884509984053212011-01-16T08:08:23.598-06:002011-01-16T08:08:23.598-06:00I haven't been visiting blogs lately. Just sto...I haven't been visiting blogs lately. Just stopped by to see what was happening in Northfield. I'm glad I did. Some great photos.John Tittlehttp://rwnaturenotes.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-81773582133257105112011-01-15T22:05:06.258-06:002011-01-15T22:05:06.258-06:00How very exciting it must have been to see this! g...How very exciting it must have been to see this! great shots...Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-40525884161316605402011-01-15T17:53:54.025-06:002011-01-15T17:53:54.025-06:00Great photos. Send that bird to my yard this sprin...Great photos. Send that bird to my yard this spring -- we've got moles and voles galore.Mary S.http://mynortherngarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-1883843712374999622011-01-15T17:40:47.553-06:002011-01-15T17:40:47.553-06:00Jealous. Mine hasn't come back again YET !!! ...Jealous. Mine hasn't come back again YET !!! My camera stays in the garage all day just in case.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875150610109193368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139421497584248575.post-53505271146355515352011-01-15T15:06:38.394-06:002011-01-15T15:06:38.394-06:00Wow! Great capture!Wow! Great capture!Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.com