We left the island to get some supplies today and on our drive back, just before the toll booth, we saw a hawk land in a palm tree. It was easy to stop and take a look. As I was observing the hawk, I noticed this Shrike nearby. I immediately focused my camera on the shrike simply because I don't see them that often (maybe three times before) and luckily I got this picture. According to what I have read, we don't have Loggerhead Shrikes in central Illinois and they are on the decline in other parts of the country. Perching high is common so that they can swoop down and capture large insects among other things. They may impale dead prey on thorns earning them the name "butcher bird".
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