Eastern Meadowlark
I was just saying a few weeks ago that I had never seen an Eastern Meadowlark...and NOW I have seen three - this one just a few kilometres from home.
This one was very quiet, as was the first one I saw less than a month ago. I mention this because I live in an area where the Western Meadowlark's range overlaps with the Eastern. The two species are difficult to tell apart and their songs are one of the major ways to be sure of which is which.
Napkin, please
Notice the dirty beak. I suspect he had recently extracted worms or grubs from the muddy soil below. It was the evening of a rainy day.
Sitting atop a wild apple tree
I am linking to World Bird Wednesday.
You might have to change your handle from Camera Girl to Nature Girl. I know the feeling when see a rare bird in your area. I get excited and want tell people about it.
ReplyDeleteYour photos of nature are wonderful. Aren't you lucky to have seen these beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures.
ReplyDeleteVery exciting! It's really a lovely bird and shots are terrific.
ReplyDeleteI had never noticed meadowlarks until a bitter winter a couple years ago when they showed up at our feeders. I love how they look.
ReplyDeletePretty little bird. :)
ReplyDeleteNow I know why they say “happy as a lark”. There is something optimistic about its sunshine yellow feathers!
ReplyDeletelovely capture
ReplyDeleteGreat shots.Yes,it does look very much like our Western Meadowlark.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots- he is a pretty bird.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. I always learn something new and your pictures are wonderful. I saw my first Meadowlark this year and posted it weeks back on WBW. They are all around, I hear them, but they are hard to spot. Thanks for another visit with nature ...
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
very handsome. congrats on getting to see one (three!) in your area!
ReplyDeleteIt stopped by to say hi to you.
ReplyDeleteAren't they beauties? It feels good just to see one of them, and getting a picture is always icing on the cake for me. Well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of him. We see (and hear) the western all the time, but I've never seen an eastern.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one either!
ReplyDeleteHe is a very pretty bird with the bright yellow.
ReplyDeleteYou are getting very good at these bird pictures! I think we have meadowlarks by the bushel here in Stone Creek but they don't have that bright yellow chest...sure do make a lot of noise, though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome fellow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and lucky you were able to spot it and I can imagine how excited you must have been:)Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteShantana
He's quite a lovely bird dressed in yellow and black! :)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! The Meadowlark is another one of my favorite birds. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty he is!
ReplyDeleteYour photos of the Meadowlark are marvelous -- even with a dirty beak.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of the beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteThat is one of several yellow birds that go by the name of "those yellow birds" in my book.
ReplyDeleteOh oh, how exciting you saw three just like that - this one's also a real beauty!
ReplyDeleteI love their color. It's so cheerful.
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed that people can capture birds like this! They seem to move too fast for me...
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a meadowlark either!
I love to hear the trilling of Meadowlarks--such a pretty song, and a pretty bird.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots! I have tried to photograph a lark, but have been unsuccessful so far. I don't see them that often. These are really nice!
ReplyDeletehow sweet a bird
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of a beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteGreat colours, amazing photos.
ReplyDeleteWonderful close up images~
ReplyDeleteYou are taking so many good photos of birds! :) I can see the rest of the food in the bird's beak :))
ReplyDeleteand wow - I can see apples! already now!? =)
I enjoy looking at every one of your bird photo's.
ReplyDeleteDarla
Beautiful shots! Lucky you! I have yet to see one.
ReplyDeleteIt's exciting to capture a bird you have been looking for!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird! I have heard that their songs are pretty,have yet to see one,thanks for sharing yours,phyllis
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bird!
ReplyDelete;-)WBW!
Great captures. I want to photograph one so bad and the ones at the strip pits are so wild.
ReplyDeleteDown home, they did not seem to mind...would sit on the telephone wire with me right below them.