Western Meadowlarks on the Bison Range – Take Two
More photos from our Bison Range field trip include Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta) . Both my sister, Linda, and I took photos using my Canon. Linda took the close-ups you will see here.
The specie is a favorite around here. In fact, it has the honor of being the state bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon and Wyoming. Sheez…
They are a member of the blackbird family. Males often use fence posts as perches while singing – actually staking out their breeding territory which can be up to 15 acres. The males have more than one mate, up to three females, nesting in their territory.
Meadowlarks are ground nesters and ground feeders eating both insects/invertebrates and some seeds.
While foraging, if they feel threatened they freeze close to the ground “disappearing” (yellow chest down and their brown and white back feathers blending) in the vegetation while casting a wary eye towards the danger.
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Love all your bird shots! Actually I really like your Blog, I live in Montana as well so it’s nice to see what other people are taking pictures of. I also like your other Blog with the recipes can’t wait to try some, they look wonderful!
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Starla, thank you so much. I know one Starla from Ninemile – she moved away and heard of another Starla that was working to get Obama elected (and I voted for him). Have I just met my third? Any way, I look forward to hearing more from you. I have so much going on, I have neglected the recipe blog, but keep looking, I have been working on quite a few new ones and will be posting them soon.
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