The bottom shot gives a sense of how windy it was at Jones Beach SP when I took these photos, although it wasn't that cold and compared to conditions Northern Shrike is found in in winter it's probably not especially challenging. The faint barring on the breast indicates a first winter bird, which after all are the individuals that tend to come south the furthest during winter.Update: careful reconsideration of the ID by many birders has ended up with the consensus being strongly tilted towards an atypical Loggerhead Shrike, as opposed to an atypical Northern Shrike.
2 comments:
Just an amazing shot! We had one of these guys down here is KY last year, one of only a handful or records. It was actually seen at the same spot I found the Tundra Swans I blogged about yesterday. I only saw it for a few seconds so it's nice to see such a wonderful image of this great bird. :)
Really nice shots, I really like the first one. Looks like it's a very tiny bird?
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