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Barbed-wire beetle
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Barbed-wire beetle

by Randy Badger

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded January 4, 2011103 views

Keywords: beetle, barbed-wire, loggerhead shrike, cache

This beetle found impaled on a barbed-wire fence in a western St Lucie County,FL cattle pasture is evidence of a loggerhead shrike bird. These birds cache their prey on sharp twigs (or anything suitable they find in their environment) for a later meal.
Image Reference: western St Lucie County,FImage Format: Digital Capture - 3 to 5MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA