Western Meadowlarks

Sturnella neglecta

Western Meadowlarks have yellow chests, long thin bills, brown to buff backs with intricate patterns and a black V on their chests.

Western Meadowlarks At Farmington Bay WMA

By |2024-01-30T04:25:56-07:00January 30th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Much like the Great Blue Herons I shared yesterday, the Western Meadowlarks I found at Farmington Bay WMA two days ago were also behaving as if it were spring.

Western Meadowlark And A Windy Morning At Bear River MBR

By |2023-12-14T04:31:13-07:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Video, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I didn't photograph many birds at Bear River MBR yesterday because it was windy. I did take photos of this handsome Western Meadowlark at the refuge though.

Western Meadowlark Amusement

By |2023-11-02T03:28:19-06:00November 2nd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing this Western Meadowlark on Monday on my way back to I-15 from Bear River MBR was so much fun for me that it probably ought to be illegal.

Kamas Valley Western Meadowlark With A Grasshopper

By |2023-08-21T04:48:49-06:00August 21st, 2023|Categories: Birds, Kamas Valley, Summit County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The first bird I photographed last week from the side of the road in the Kamas Valley was this scruffy Western Meadowlark with a grasshopper.

Barbed Wire Death Trap – Western Meadowlark

By |2024-02-18T06:31:58-07:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Over the past month I thought about whether I wanted to share images and tell the story of this Western Meadowlark that lost its life because of a barbed wire death trap and finally decided that the story needed to be told.

Western Meadowlark Walking Through A Puddle

By |2022-08-16T04:27:12-06:00March 12th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

What I like about this photo was the reflection of the Western Meadowlark, the still water, the one raised foot and the curvy edges of the puddle. I feel drawn into the frame.

Western Meadowlark Photos With Signs Of Spring Growth

By |2022-09-02T13:57:51-06:00April 8th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The birds I heard and saw on the island with the most frequency were Western Meadowlarks, most of them were too far away or too skittish to photograph but one of them was cooperative and I was grateful for that.

Adult Western Meadowlark on Blooming Rabbitbrush

By |2021-08-13T04:47:02-06:00September 20th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Western Meadowlark perched on a blooming Rabbitbrush the first September after I had moved to Utah and I was thrilled to take this photograph on Antelope Island State Park.

Female and Male Western Meadowlarks – A Glimpse into Their Mating Behaviors

By |2021-05-20T13:40:57-06:00April 8th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three days ago while out on Antelope Island State Park under cloudy skies I was able to observe a glimpse into the mating behaviors of a pair of Western Meadowlarks.

Western Meadowlarks Are Very Active Right Now – They Know Spring Has Arrived

By |2022-01-13T05:39:34-07:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Western Meadowlarks are very active right now on the island, searching for insects, scurrying through the grasses and singing their hearts out from their favorite perches.

Western Meadowlark in Snow – Stretching, Preening and Resting

By |2022-09-02T14:07:32-06:00December 19th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had a great time photographing a Western Meadowlark in snow yesterday on Antelope Island State Park near the White Rock Bay campgrounds.

Trio Of Brown Birds from Antelope Island

By |2023-03-23T08:47:53-06:00June 29th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Davis County, Mourning Doves, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The heat of summer has turned the green grasses brown on Antelope Island State Park so I thought I'd share some of the "brown birds" I photographed there yesterday.

Juvenile Western Meadowlark and the Great Salt Lake

By |2021-05-17T16:01:19-06:00May 24th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Brine Flies, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have already seen Sage Thrasher chicks on Antelope Island State Park and I suspect it won't be long before I see juvenile Western Meadowlarks learning how to fly and feed on their own.

Western Meadowlark Chorus on Antelope Island

By |2022-03-25T04:29:21-06:00February 14th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday there was a springtime chorus being sung almost every where on Antelope Island and the flute-like melody of the Western Meadowlarks resonated the loudest.

Western Meadowlark and Kingfisher catching some sunshine

By |2021-02-21T17:51:22-07:00January 16th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was lovely to see the sunshine yesterday and to have the Western Meadowlark and Belted Kingfisher in my viewfinder.

Open Air Concert of a Western Meadowlark Singing from a Sagebrush

By |2022-03-25T04:29:54-06:00April 15th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday was a bit like a wonderful open air concert on Antelope Island with the calls of Curlews, Willets, Chukars, Red-winged Blackbirds and Western Meadowlarks floating through the air.

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