PREDATOR AND PREY

The shrike commonly called “butcher bird’ has the appearance of a cute little songbird but in reality is a vicious predator that often impales his victims on thorns or barbed wire while he consumes them. Photo by Ashley Clayton Zimmerman

Many folks share my inherent feelings about predators; we dislike them because of their nature but know they are an intricate part of the natural world. They are genetically programmed to kill to survive. I detest the idea of a coyote pulling down a newborn whitetail fawn or a northern ...

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