Today's #BirdOfTheDay subject chosen by Alan @alan678.bsky.social is #Grounded. #EasternMeadowlark #NorthernFlicker #AmericanRobin #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikonZ #EastCoastKin #pennsylvania
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"Perched on a taut wire against a stark white backdrop, the Eastern Meadowlark stands in full profile, its body angled slightly upward as if lifted by its own voice. The bird’s beak is wide open in mid-call, frozen in a moment of melodic proclamation. Its throat and chest blaze with a brilliant yellow, bordered by a bold black V that slices downward like a ceremonial sash. The rest of its plumage is a tapestry of earthy browns, soft grays, and speckled blacks—each feather etched with delicate precision, like script on a scroll. Its feet grip the wire with quiet strength, claws curled around the metal like a signature of balance. The tail feathers fan subtly downward, anchoring the pose. The plain white background isolates the bird in sovereign clarity, making its colors and posture feel mythic—like a herald in the sky, delivering a message only the wind can carry. The watermark “© Swede’s Photographs” rests unobtrusively in the lower right, a quiet nod to the witness behind the lens." - Microsoft Copilot
Attitude, Get Some
This Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) appears mid-proclamation, its open beak and lifted posture suggesting a ...
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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #EasternMeadowlark
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A close-up photo of an Eastern Meadowlark in a field, foraging in the morning sun. It has a yellow belly, a dark brown chest, and a light brown body with small patterns of white.
i really wanna make a bird oc now (つω｀*)
been feeding the birds outside and building a smal area for them. blue jays especially are the cutest, but my favorite bird call of all time is definitely the Eastern Meadowlark. #bird #birdwatching #easternmeadowlark
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An Eastern Meadowlark perched on a pole getting ready to belt out it's fabulous tune.
That moment you hear the Eastern Meadowlark singing and think it's right next to you. Then you walk for ten minutes and realize it's still a tiny speck on the horizon.
Pro Tip: Their song can be heard up to a mile away.
#birds #easternmeadowlark #nature #wildlife #photography #animals
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The Eastern Meadowlarks have returned in all their splendor.
💛🖤
Supposedly their wintering grounds are here, yet I have never seen them past December. ❄️
#birds #nycbirding #nature #canon #femalephotographer #fallcolors #autumn #easternmeadowlark
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#WesternMeadowlark Surrounded #BitterrootFlowers 2 #meadowlark #bird #nature #bird #birdart #naturepainting #wildlife #birdwatching #Montana #birding #easternmeadowlark #meadowlarkbotanical #may3 #montanaday #montana #gifts #birding www.amazon.com/stores/3dRos...
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Eastern Meadowlark
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The #EasternMeadowlark is always a favorite. Great colors, metallic song, and an award winning personality (or so I am told)!
June 2025 in Illinois (Fitchie Creek FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
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"An Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) stands boldly on the ground, its posture upright and expressive, as if mid-song or mid-declaration. Its beak is open wide, frozen in a moment of vocalization—perhaps a melodic call echoing across the field, or a sharp note of territorial pride. The bird’s chest and belly blaze with brilliant yellow, like sunlight bottled in feathers. A bold black “V” stretches across its chest, sharp and unmistakable, like a badge of identity. Its head and back are patterned in earthy browns, blacks, and whites—camouflage against the grasses, yet striking in contrast to the vivid front. Its legs are long and sturdy, built for walking through tall grass rather than perching in trees. The background is softly blurred, a wash of muted browns and greens that suggest open prairie or meadow—its natural stage. The bird stands out in crisp relief, every feather etched in detail, every color singing. In the bottom left corner, the signature “Swede’s Photographs” marks the image with quiet authorship, a nod to the observer who caught this moment of wild clarity." - Copilot
The Calling Ground
I came across this Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) a few years ago, quite by chance. ...
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Eastern meadowlark zooming along with dinner 🪱
#birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #photography #canon #wildlifephotography #easternmeadowlark #feathers #portrait #wildlifewednesday
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Bird with yellow breast and throat and black bib, perched on fence pole singing
Bird with yellow breast and throat and black bib, perched on fence pole singing
Bird with yellow breast and throat and black bib, perched on fence pole with breast puffed out after giving a short concert
Eastern meadowlark giving a concert in a vineyard. Feeling satisfied after singing. 🙂
#birds #easternmeadowlark #birdsinging
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"An eastern meadowlark charges across a bed of pale, sun-bleached pebbles, its body low and streamlined in motion. The ground is rough and dry, scattered with tiny stones that crunch beneath each rapid step. Behind it, the background fades into a soft blur of bare brown earth—no grass, no flowers, no shelter—just open space and the raw texture of the land. The bird’s chest blazes with a vivid yellow, interrupted by the bold black “V” that marks its breast like a warning flag. Its wings are tucked tight, and its long, pale legs stretch in a powerful stride—one foot lifted mid-run, the other just touching down. But it’s the beak that commands attention: open wide in mid-call, as if the bird is shouting a warning to the unseen world. Its cry seems to hang in the air, sharp and urgent, echoing off the stones. The meadowlark’s eye is dark and alert, its tail flicked upward, its whole body alive with tension and speed. This is not a songbird at rest—it is a sentinel in motion, calling out as it runs." - Copilot with edits
Cry on the Stones
This is one of two eastern meadowlarks (Sturnella magna) I spotted a couple of years ago near a road intersection....
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"A striking Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) perches with a purposeful stance atop a rust-speckled traffic sign. The bird faces left, caught mid-song—its slender beak open in full-throated expression. Its chest blazes a brilliant yellow, like crushed marigolds, with a bold black V-shaped band cleaving downward across the breast. This sunlit plumage glows vividly against the more somber tones of its finely streaked brown back and wings. The metal sign beneath it bears the softened marks of weather—faded paint, hints of oxidation—quietly reminding the viewer of the manmade setting. Despite this, the meadowlark’s presence transforms it; nature has claimed the post as a performance perch. Behind the bird, the background is gently blurred into soft gradients of green and tan, evoking a roadside field or pasture on a warm day. The moment is balanced between opposites: the mechanical and the melodic, steel and song. And the meadowlark, alert and radiant, owns both with effortless grace." - Copilot
Traffic Stopper.
I took a short trip out to Alligator Lake on Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) and came back with a few decent photos—mostly turtles, sunning themselves like tiny, armored buoys. ...
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#photo #photography #wildlife #nature #birds #birding #EasternMeadowlark #blackbird
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Bird with yellow chest, black bib and stripes near eye with open beak singing at top of a tree
An Eastern meadowlark greets the day! (One of a pair with a nest in a small field near a pond.)
#birds #easternmeadowlark #birdsinging
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Bird with yellow, black and white feathers standing in the grass.
Another eastern meadowlark. So gorgeous!
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#birdsofbluesky
#easternmeadowlark
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer
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Bird with gray, black, white and yellow feathers landing in the grass.
My first time seeing an eastern meadowlark. Look at the colors!
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An #EasternMeadowlark in flight.
Mar 2025 in Illinois (Muirhead Springs FP) #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography
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This Eastern Meadowlark in a willow at Knox Farm State Park was enjoyed by folks participating in a walk with @fbc.buf yesterday evening #easternmeadowlark #sturnellamagna #grasslandbird #eastaurora #eriecounty #wny #knoxfarmstatepark
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Eastern Meadowlark
We do have year-round Eastern Meadowlarks in Florida! You just need to find a big open prairie...or a golf course.
#naturephotography #birds #easternmeadowlark #floridabirds #birdphotography
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Eastern Meadowlarks were all over the place singing their heads off.
#birds #wildlife #nature #meadowlark #easternmeadowlark 🪶🦅
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Western Meadowlark Surrounded By Bitterroot Flowers #ThrowPillow #taiche #meadowlark #bird #nature #bird #birdart #naturepainting #wildlife #birdwatching #Montana #birding #easternmeadowlark #meadowlarkbotanical #may3 #montanaday #montana #gifts #birding amazon.com/dp/B0D42DK74V
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Western Meadowlark Surrounded By Bitterroot Flowers #ThrowPillow #taiche #meadowlark #bird #nature #bird #birdart #naturepainting #wildlife #birdwatching #Montana #birding #easternmeadowlark #meadowlarkbotanical #may3 #ontanaday #montana #gifts #birding www.amazon.com/dp/B0D42DK74V
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Western Meadowlark Surrounded By Bitterroot Flower 2 #Tshirt #taiche #meadowlark #birds #nature #birdsofx #bird #birdart #naturepainting #wildlife #birdwatching #Montana #easternmeadowlark #meadowlarkbotanical #birding #montanaday #may3 #gifts #montanamoms www.zazzle.com/z/aoik1fht?r...
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A beautiful Eastern Meadowlark sitting on a pole with its beak wide open. Its breast is bright golden/yellow with a back necklace. Its back is brown and white speckled.
Amidst the grass where sunlight sparks, there it sings, the golden meadowlark. #EasternMeadowlark #Rhymes #BirdsofBlueSky #NaturePhotography #TinyJoys #BirdLover
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Typically I see meadowlarks flying away from me, showing their uninteresting backs and splayed tails with outer white feathers.
Today I was within camera shot of a perched meadowlark facing me, showing bright yellow throat and belly.
The Eastern Meadowlark has been on my NBL (nemesis bird list) for quite a while. Finally, in addition to the typical pose in Photo 1, I also got a decent, though distant, look at a perched bird in Photo 2. #easternmeadowlark #bird #birdphotography #birdsofwestportma #allenspond
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