2204_0871 Western Meadowlark
The arrival of the first Western Meadowlark is a true sign of spring's arrival on the northern prairie. This wasn't the first meadowlark I saw this year, but the first I was able to get close to. Not only a pretty bird, but their song is among the sweetest, as anyone who has ever heard it will attest. One of my books describes it as "a series of bubbling, flutelike notes of variable length, usually accelerating toward the end."
Meadowlarks belong to the family Icteridae, which includes the blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, among others.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2204_0871 Western Meadowlark
The arrival of the first Western Meadowlark is a true sign of spring's arrival on the northern prairie. This wasn't the first meadowlark I saw this year, but the first I was able to get close to. Not only a pretty bird, but their song is among the sweetest, as anyone who has ever heard it will attest. One of my books describes it as "a series of bubbling, flutelike notes of variable length, usually accelerating toward the end."
Meadowlarks belong to the family Icteridae, which includes the blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, among others.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.