This Western Meadowlark has a bright yellow breast with a black V-shaped bib, a brown and black streaked back, and white outer tail feathers. It was perched on a white iron fencepost in a field of brown and green grasses. Seen at Tolay Lake Regional Park in Petaluma, California. These birds forage down on the ground so it's always nice to see one out in the open. They have a beautiful, melodious song!

This Western Meadowlark gave me a look that made me laugh out loud when I caught it doing a little feather preening (Petaluma, California) 💛😠

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