Horned Lark......Junevile...??

Posted by DMcLarty on Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:59 pm

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As far as I can ID this is a Juvenile Horned Lark. My reasoning is that we were taking photos of a Male Horned Lark and this one approached the male, joined him and took a tasty green worm form him...beak to beak.

If I am wrong please feel free to correct me

Canon 1D 500 mm with 1.4x IS0 200 F9 @ 1/320. Cropped to square to remove a smaller twig on top right. July tundra, the small speck is a mosquito

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:14 pm

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Doug and Karen,

Not sure on the exact ID, but this is a very nice photo. Love the texture and color of the tundra. Love the pose and headturn of the bird. With the texture of the tundra and the texture of the bird, this image is screaming for a less busy background. great Job.

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by Jim Probst on Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:39 pm

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Doug,

Really nice detail on this bird, and the foreground looks great!

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by Matthew Whitley on Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:34 am

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Very nice shot! I love the complexity of the tundra... the bird looks very young to me, but I can't help you on the species!
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by Karen S on Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:13 pm

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Very Nice ... I normally would find the lighter sticks in the BG to be a bit destracting but I think that the many beautiful colors in the FG and on the sides of the bird makes up for that. Good job

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by Robert Royse on Sat Aug 30, 2003 12:44 pm

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Yes, I think you're correct about the Horned Lark ID. The shape of the bill and posture really eliminate any other possibility for you.

I really like the complexity from all the habitat illustrated here. It gives the photo a very natural and realistic feel. The background vegetation is more than out-of-focus enough to make the bird pop out in this scene.

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:27 pm

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Can't help with the ID, but great patterns on the bird and really nice tundra environment!

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by Juli Wilcox on Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:32 pm

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This is a rare photo, Doug. The horned larks nest here and are hard to get separated from the ground or low clumps. Agree with Bob R. though, that this is most likely a juvie H.L. Are you doing any basic color correcting or adjusting when you post? This pic would be enhanced with a curves adjustment to bring out the contrast and color.

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by Anthony Medici on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:20 pm

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The background is a bit busy. The lower part I like, the upper part I don't. It probably has to do with the lower part being in focus. Other than the very small piece of vegetation overlapping the bird, you were right on with the birds position and the framing.

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