Marie Read / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), male perched in flowering Eastern redbud tree, New York, USA, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) perched on branch with prey in beak, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Gerrit Vyn / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) male, Tompkins County, New York. May.

Avi Meir / Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Eilat, Israel

Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) male, Hungary May

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Marie Read / Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) male, perched amid Threadleaf Coreopsis flowers in summer, New York, USA, July

Loic Poidevin / Rose breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) male on branch, Pointe Pelee, Ontario, Canada May

Charlie Summers / Lesser Grey shrike (Lanius minor) Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, March

Marie Read / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), male perched in flowering Eastern redbud tree, New York, USA, May (Digitally retouched image - bill cleanup)

David Welling / Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)male perched on branch, South Padre Island, Texas, USA, April

Barry Mansell / Rose breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) female perched in Mulberry tree, High Island, Texas, USA