Northern Shrikes prefer to perch at the tiptop of trees. It gives them an advantage when spotting prey; small birds and rodents [March; Duluth, Minnesota] Northern Shrikes prefer to perch at the tiptop of trees. It gives them an advantage when spotting prey; small birds and rodents [March; Duluth, Minnesota]
![Northern Shrikes hunt for small birds from telephone lines, fenceposts, barbed wire and tree tops [January; Carlton County, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Shrikes/Northern-Shrike/i-XshVpQn/0/cc9a84dc/S/Northern%20Shrike%20Carlton%20Co%20MN%20CRW_9747-S.jpg)
![Northern Shrikes prefer to perch at the tiptop of trees. It gives them an advantage when spotting prey; small birds and rodents [March; Duluth, Minnesota] Northern Shrikes prefer to perch at the tiptop of trees. It gives them an advantage when spotting prey; small birds and rodents [March; Duluth, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Shrikes/Northern-Shrike/i-RQHr3Zj/0/a4c9391d/S/Northern%20Shrike%20Duluth%20MN%20390_9006-S.jpg)
![Northern Shrikes prefer to perch at the tiptop of trees. It gives them an advantage when spotting prey; small birds and rodents [March; Duluth, Minnesota]](https://photos.smugmug.com/BIRDS/Shrikes/Northern-Shrike/i-gGLfVTr/0/a9eb2114/S/Northern%20Shrike%20Duluth%20MN%20389_8979-S.jpg)