image: © Michael Smith; eBird S28603938; Macaulay Library ML 65094161
The two amateur ornithologists were in disagreement: was it a “butcher bird” or a shrike – you could say they were at “loggerheads.”
The loggerhead shrike is also known as the “butcherbird” for being carnivorous and its habit of impaling prey (reptiles, amphibians, rodents, and small birds) on thorns or barbed wire fences.
a bit of witticism for mlmm Sunday writing prompt: two minds at loggerheads
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January 18, 2021 at 11:04 am
We have butcher birds here and I’ve seen them in action with their prey. They are very brutal.
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January 18, 2021 at 12:17 pm
I’ve seen them, but not in action! Did some reading about the origin of the phrase — very interesting!
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