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This picture was taken by Jill Vogel in 2003 at the government center in Viera. It illustrates how the Shrike got its other common name - the butcher bird. Shrikes will kill and behead other birds, often impaling the head (or other prey such as lizards) on thorns and barbed wire fences. This is a mockingbird that was killed by a shrike. The shrike flew off with the head.
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