Larks - Alaudidae
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Castro Verde plains , Alentejo, Portugal
Galerida theklae
Theklaleeuwerik of Thekla's leeuwerik
Cochevis de Thékla
Theklalerche
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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.
Alouette hausse-col que l'on appelait auparavant Alouette cornue, comme son nom anglais qui semblait bien lui convenir ...
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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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)
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 Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) eyes its territory from the fence wire on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
22 May, 2018.
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A Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) uses a boulder to broadcast its presence to other males and prospective mates on the prairie landscape in Grasslands National Park east of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
19 May, 2018.
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Another shot of this guy as he scanned the sky for local hawks... vicinity of Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Missouri
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) 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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Nairobi National Park, Kenya
this species was split from the Rufous-naped Lark
Corypha athi
Sentinel Lark
Schildwachtleeuwerik
Alouette de Hartert
Alondra centinela
cotovia-sentinela
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Gar nicht so einfach,diese flinken Vögel im Flug zu erwischen..
It's not that easy to catch these nimble birds in flight ..
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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Nur ein kleiner Windstoß, aber für die kleine Ohrenlerche ein echter Sandsturm.
Only a little wind gust, but for the little Horned Lark a real sandstorm.
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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!
Sandy Hook, NJ
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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.
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
Photo was taken January 2020 in Tanzania, in Arusha region, near Kakesio (specific GPS coordinates are within the EXIF data).
Note that I originally ID'ed this as an African Pipit (the EXIF data includes a tag for that ID), but it was subsequently pointed out to me that this was not a Pipit, and I agree. Thinking some type of Lark, but I am unable to determine a specific species.
Update - Some folks over at iNaturalist suggested this was a Rufous-naped Lark. That ID for this bird feels right.
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) singing its territorial song on a prominent rock on the prairie landscape in Grasslands National Park near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
21 May, 2018.
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