[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Loggerhead Shrike was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Long-tailed Shrike was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Long-tailed Shrike was photographed at the Nanhui Refuge, Nanhui (Shanghai), Shanghai, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2017)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14.5 in.]

Northern Shrikes breed throughout southern Canada and Alaska. They shift south during the winter, spilling over into the northern US. This one was photographed along a roadside in February near Portland, Maine, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: February 1987)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14.5 in.]

This immature Northern Shrike was photographed in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Red-backed Shrike was photographed at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 3, 2004)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Red-backed Shrike was photographed at Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 3, 2004)