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I hesitated to post this poor picture, but it is Life Bird #255, so...
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocarys) is not a lark, and it is not a bunting. It is a sparrow, and for some reason, it is Colorado's State Bird. This is the first one I have seen in six trips to the Denver area. I asked a park ranger why this small, uncommon bird would be a state bird. Her explanation was that it is fairly common in the eastern agricultural areas of the state, where most of the state legislators were from when the lark bunting was chosen.
This bird was only seen for the few seconds needed to take this picture in the grasslands of Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. And then, it flew off not to be seen again.
Castro Verde plains , Alentejo, Portugal
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Horned Larks are social birds, sometimes found in huge flocks outside the breeding season. They creep along bare ground searching for small seeds and insects. They often mix with other open-country species in winter flocks, including longspurs and Snow Buntings.The barer the ground, the more Horned Larks like it. Look for them in open country with very short or no vegetation, including bare agricultural fields. They breed in short grassland, short-stature sage shrubland, desert, and even alpine and arctic tundra.
After enduring periods of heavy rain, I finally got some nice opportunities of this rare visitor. We waited for long periods of time for him to make returns . Getting somewhat clean captures was the challenge and making sure the white details weren't blown out. Really nice to get this lifer.
Was able to watch this Horned Lark for some time. With every movement I made it would go to the highest snow, search around and then back to foraging in the Parking Lot. (Bronte Creek Provincial Park)
Wikipedia: The Indochinese bush lark (Mirafra erythrocephala) or Indochinese lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southeast Asia. The range of the Indochinese bush lark extends over a large swath of southeast Asia, and can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.
Conservation status: Least Concern
A friend asked me to come out to her place in south east Edmonton to photograph what she was sure was a Lark Sparrow.
It is a Lark Sparrow and probably nesting there. I don't know if there are any records of Lark Sparrows nesting within the city limits. We are quite a bit north of their traditional breeding range which is in southern Alberta. Saskatchewan, Manitoba in Canada, and many US states especially central, west, and south.
The song is very distinctive. Follow the link below if you would like to hear it.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lark_Sparrow/sounds
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Horned Larks are social birds, sometimes found in huge flocks outside the breeding season. They creep along bare ground searching for small seeds and insects. They often mix with other open-country species in winter flocks, including longspurs and Snow Buntings.The barer the ground, the more Horned Larks like it. Look for them in open country with very short or no vegetation, including bare agricultural fields. They breed in short grassland, short-stature sage shrubland, desert, and even alpine and arctic tundra.
A Thekla's Lark foraging among the rocks.
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A Horned Lark foraging in the grass for insects and seeds. You have to look really close for movement as they blend into background. Photo taken in Bickleton, Washington.
A Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) stakes our its territory and views it from a prominent rock on the prairie landscape in Grasslands National Park east of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
21 May, 2018.
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The male Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) is more vividly coloured and the horns are a prominent feature as is evident on this bird on the prairie landscape of Grasslands National Park east of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
19 May, 2018.
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A Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) rests on an old barbed wire fence in the Great Sandhills near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
18 May, 2018.
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Gar nicht so einfach,diese flinken Vรถgel im Flug zu erwischen..
It's not that easy to catch these nimble birds in flight ..
A Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) survives the prairie landscape from the elevated perch of a barbed wire fence near Reed Lake east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
2 may, 2016.
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Photographed in the Horse Heaven Hills, Benton County, Washington. I traveled to the area hoping to find a Gyrfalcon that was seen in the area recently. I was surprised how few raptors and how few Horned Larks are in the area.Sometimes there are thousands of Horned Larks. Not this year. I probably saw less than 50 Horned Larks during a two hour drive. IMG_4869
A Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) occupies a high position on a fence post in an attempt to establish control of a nesting territory on a prairie grassland east of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
5 June, 2011.
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Horned Lark - Corn Creek, Desert NWR, Las Vegas, NV
Bird Species (# 415) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
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I want to first say a special thanks to Dinusaur - for spotting these larks and the advice in Downsview park! It was incredibly muddy this afternoon but I feel incredibly lucky to have finally run into these little birds! I love the composition in this shot - and I took it right at the end of my time there before I ran out of memory card space! Overall it was very difficult to shoot these little birds today - they blended into the ground! Well worth the challenge!
A near-endemic and uncommon lark of the Namib desert.
We saw it once and only for a few seconds, on the road to Spitzkoppe.
Near Spitzkoppe - Damaraland
Namibia
I did not take any shots when I saw this guy, I was too excited to see this rare Bunting in plumage yesterday with my buddy. He took off and did not come back for a long time. I almost gave up waiting almost 2 hrs during the slow hrs. Finally, it came back at the golden hours. We had a great time shooting this guy yesterday for a lifer bird.
This handsome sparrow graced a ponderosa pine branch next to a trail I was strolling on. When not keeping on eye on hikers this individual and its partner hunted for insects on the ground, their primary summer food source.
Although lark sparrows are relatively common their populations decreased by 32% over a 40 year period starting in the mid-1970s, an unfortunate trend shared with many other songbird species. The cause of the decline is likely associated with habitat loss.
Sandy Hook, NJ
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