Shrikes

After returning to the Continental US that fall, the VA-94 "Shrikes" boarded USS Enterprise

Shankel, William L. 1990

My job was working on 1st generation Laser guided bombs and tv guided missles (the Maverick Missile) as well as older Shrikes, Sparrows, Sidewinders and other munitions.

Some Responses to Comments 2008

‘Shrike of Peptides’: Shrikes impale prey on thorns, creating a food cache that they repeatedly return to, ripping off small pieces as necessary.

The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

‘Shrike of Peptides’: Shrikes impale prey on thorns, creating a food cache that they repeatedly return to, ripping off small pieces as necessary.

The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

‘Shrike of Peptides’: Shrikes impale prey on thorns, creating a food cache that they repeatedly return to, ripping off small pieces as necessary.

The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

Shrikes attack and pursue active, vertebrate quarry other birds in flight, small rodents, lizards and snakes, creating a new kind of animal: the “passerine raptor.”

Matt's Ten Birds Part 3 2006

Shrikes attack and pursue active, vertebrate quarry other birds in flight, small rodents, lizards and snakes, creating a new kind of animal: the “passerine raptor.”

Archive 2006-07-01 2006

"The Shrikes know the coastline and cliffs better than we do!"

Morgawr Brooks, Terry 2002

If the Shrikes got close enough, they could rip him off his perch and carry him away.

Morgawr Brooks, Terry 2002

It would take magic to bring War Shrikes into line like this.

Morgawr Brooks, Terry 2002