Juvenile Western Meadowlark on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, UtahJuvenile Western Meadowlark on the shore of the Great Salt Lake – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light

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.

Three summers ago I spotted this juvenile Western Meadowlark by the marina on the island and loved how the blue waters of the Great Salt Lake were in the background.

Juvenile Western Meadowlark and the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UtahJuvenile Western Meadowlark and the Great Salt Lake – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light

The Western Meadowlarks were at the shoreline feeding on brine flies just like the shorebirds often do. This young meadowlark took a few seconds to check me out before it went down a slope where I couldn’t see it.

The brine flies make for easy pickings for many of the birds that come to the shore of the Great Salt Lake.

Life is good.

Mia

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