Western Meadowlark

(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I’m so used to thinking of larks as birds in the sky that it’s taken me

Western Meadowlarks build their nests on the ground, and they need a quiet meadow with thriving greenery for that purpose.

Deep in the heart of the official Off-Leash Area, the Parks staff stores piles of mulch for a rainy day.

The beautiful Western Meadowlarks were out in force on Saturday morning. Something flushed them at one point and I estimated

The Western Meadowlarks have pulled out all the stops. They’re singing at the top of their lungs here. And what

All the Western Meadowlarks I’ve seen this fall and winter have been quiet. It made me wonder why they’re even

Western Meadowlarks forage on the ground, like many other birds. Some birds, like House Finches, just take whatever lies on

I love Meadowlarks because they’re very pretty. They’re also social, keeping company in flocks of a dozen or more. They’re

Several dozen of these birds foraged in the greened-up meadow in the southeast corner of the park shortly after sunrise,

To get the worm, more important than being early is to work hard. This Western Meadowlark pecked the soil well

This was one of about six Western Meadowlarks foraging on the lawn just southeast of the Flare Station. These beautiful

The last two times I saw a Western Meadowlark in the park, they had the sun behind them and turned

Some birds want their pictures taken, some are shy. This Western Meadowlark paid me no attention when it was foraging

Catching this image was pure luck. I was walking on the western ridge looking at the hazy city when an