Horned Lark on a poopy perch – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
Most of the Horned Larks I photograph are perched on rocks or boulders, this one is perched on a dried pile of Bison poop. Some might think this is a crappy perch and they would be right!
Mia
What a load of crap! 😉
Horned Larks are very attractive birds, and you captured this one very well – in spite of all the crap.
Dale, it is a load of crap and I didn’t get all of it in the frame! 😉 Thanks for commenting on my crappy image.
You may not have had a wide enough lens to get all the crap.
So true Dale!
Excellent punning, Mia! =) I noticed that Horned Larks in the Nebraska Sandhills regularly perched on cow pies, and then would feed on the insects in and under them. What a crappy buffet! =)
Thank you Matt, the post had me giggling last night while I created it and some of the crappy comments have me laughing today! A Crappy Buffet is right, maybe the birds like Bugs a la Manure!
Beautiful, although leaped from one to another lump of crap.
You made me giggle Bob! Thanks for commenting.
Lovely shot…oh, I guess it is kinda crappy huh?
Yeah, it is kinda crappy Laurence! 😉
Hahaha!
Judy, the image makes me giggle too!