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

By Mia McPherson|April 8th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: aerial chase, Artemisia tridentata, Big Sagebrush, breeding behavior, calling, female, grass, grasses, male, mating behavior, meadowlark, meadowlarks, nesting material, pair bond, rattle call, rattling, sage, sagebrush, sexual behavior, singing, Western Meadowlark|

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.

Pair of Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley

By Mia McPherson|September 16th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sandhill Cranes|Tags: adult, Antigone canadensis, calling, crane, cranes, dancing, displaying, female, field, grasses, male, mated pair, molting, pair, pair bond, sagebrush, Sandhill Crane, summer, valley, wetlands|

I was delighted to find quite a few Sandhill Cranes in the Centennial Valley of Montana last week and this pair was close enough to photograph.