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Skylark - Alauda Arvensis
Skylarks are characteristic of semi-natural grassland systems from sand dunes through heathland to marginal upland, but are most common in arable farmland, making use of the nesting cover and bare ground for feeding that crops themselves provide throughout the year. Males are highly territorial, using long song flights at high altitude to broadcast to rivals and potential mates because the open landscapes they prefer are devoid of high perches. The stamina required to sustain long song flights has led to song flight length being used as an “honest signal” of male quality by females, allowing male Skylarks to advertise themselves without bright plumage, so they have kept the cryptic, brown and streaked coloration that affords them protection from predators on the ground.
Although migratory in much of northern Europe, British breeding Skylarks are believed not to move far between seasons, although upland birds move to lower latitudes. They can then often begin to breed in March and continue into July, making up to three breeding attempts. In winter, they mostly use crop stubble and fallow fields, in which they forage for weed seed and spilled grain, often in large flocks. Throughout the year, the Skylark’s heritage as a steppe species is apparent in its avoidance of vertical structures, which restricts the suitability of farmland with a high density of hedgerows.
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Autumn in Milan
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Schloss Neuhaus is a beautiful castle built in the architecture of the Weserrenaissance and located in the Paderborn area. We used the beautiful mild and sunny weather for an extended trip.
I was anyway hiking through this forest near the twin lakes (Lagoas Empadadas), in the western side of the Island. The ground really holds it's moisture in , when we touched the moss it was soaking wet, the trees must really love this climate.
The sun, between earth and sky, a dispenser of Life and stimulator of movement, creates a vertical force, attracts the living towards the sky... to grow and grow more...
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Cámara Nikon D850 con lente 24-120 F4/G-VR editada con Camera Raw y Photoshop CC
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I recommend see in larger, clicking double on the imagen.
I love how these little gardens find a way to grow in the nooks and crannies on the rocks.
Taken at Neck Point park in Nanaimo.
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