1310_0094 Western Meadowlark

I thought this might be a good companion shot to yesterday's upload of a Western Meadowlark launching from this stalk. One or two seconds prior, and all was calm. Then, like a rocket...

 

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

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