Loggerhead Shrike

Normally I have found this species hard to approach closely. They do tend to sit up on exposed perches. This is about full frame so you can see I did get close this time. He must be a messy eater since he has stuff all over his face. When I examined shots of his other side I found it to be messed up too.

I cloned out a small oof twig under his tail.

Thanks for looking and thanks for your comments.

Canon 50D, 300mm f/4 ISD w/1.4 handheld, 1/3200 @ f/5.6, ISO 400