Five days ago while on Antelope Island I photographed this Western Meadowlark as it sang on the stump of a dead Sagebrush. There are plenty of Western Meadowlarks singing on the island right now but they aren’t all that easy to approach yet.
Flying Western Meadowlark – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in
As they go deeper into their breeding season they will be easier to approach. I took quite a few images of this meadowlark singing but was more focused on getting a photo of it in the air. The Western Meadowlark was quite obliging and lifted off.
Life is good.
Mia
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Excellent capture of this beautiful bird!
Lovely flight shot. I’ve yet to see one of these since I started birding, though I may have seen one as a kid.
Terrific photograph, Mia! I love the bright yellow feathers.
Such a glorious splash of feathered sunshine. Thank you.
Nice as it is to see these guys via your wonderful photography, I sure as heck would like to see and hear them myself… I miss some things so much it aches…
Very nice, Mia. It’s always a treat to see a Meadowlark. I have to go a ways south from here in the summer to find them 😉
Terrific in-flight photograph, Mia! These bright balls of sunshine have been singing all over the place around here. It’s a great way to start a morning!
Very nice image — the inflight shots are certainly a bigger challenge. My favorite bird when I first moved here from Southern California (didn’t see them there) back in the early sixties — love their call; my aunt said they were saying, “Bluffdale is a pretty little town” which does fit the notes.
Great capture! That’s not so easy to do.