cute little f*ckers
Shrike? Does it collect its victims by impaling them on a giant metal tree?
Not a metal tree, but they do impale things on thorns and trees.
Wait, for real? So The Shrike from Hyperion might actually be named after this bird?
Male shrikes are known for their habit of catching insects and small vertebrates and impaling them on thorns, branches, the spikes on barbed-wire fences, or any available sharp point.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrike
Birb the impaler.