{"id":145387,"date":"2023-10-24T07:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=145387"},"modified":"2023-10-24T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:24:42","slug":"horned-lark-on-a-habitual-perch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/24\/horned-lark-on-a-habitual-perch\/","title":{"rendered":"Horned Lark On A Habitual Perch"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ll admit to feeling some guilt for not posting photos of Horned Larks more often. Just because they’re ‘common’ and don’t generate a lot of excitement from viewers is no good reason for me to ignore them. Which I too often do.<\/p>\n

For reasons I explained recently<\/a><\/span><\/span>, I don’t visit Antelope Island nearly as often as I used to but it had been a while so yesterday morning I yielded to the urge to return. As expected, except for bison the island was largely devoid of birds and wildlife but Western Meadowlarks and Horned Larks are still hanging on by their itty-bitty toenails.<\/p>\n

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1\/8000, f\/5.6, ISO 1600, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I found this male on one of the rocks that are familiar to Antelope Island aficionados as the “Horned Lark Rocks” because Horned Larks have been habitually perching on them for years. The rocks are challenging perches for photographers because they’re white and usually too bright in direct sunlight but this photo was taken soon after sunrise, which largely solved that problem.<\/p>\n

As you can see, I wasn’t paying appropriate attention to my camera settings but I still think the photo turned out well.<\/p>\n

In recent years, State Parks has removed most of the Horned Lark Rocks but for now there are still several of them left. Each time I go back I expect the rest of them to be gone.<\/p>\n

If you’re a local Horned Lark fan, better get your photos of them on these rocks while you can.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A species I too often ignore.<\/p>\n

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