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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on June 13, 2011, 10:19:18 PM

Title: eastern meadowlark.
Post by: denis on June 13, 2011, 10:19:18 PM

taken last week-end.special thanks to reg.
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Post by: dbellilo on June 14, 2011, 10:18:28 AM

Yes, please! These are great, Denis. Also: lucky you! I've never seen one of those! I've seen a horned lark and I am occasionally happy as a lark, but an eastern m.lark has eluded me thus far. Man, just gorgeous!
David

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Post by: Rob'in'To on June 14, 2011, 10:24:10 AM

A good number of them up on Wylie Road.  Too far off in the fields for my lens but nice to see with the binocs and to hear their sweet song.

Ang told me of a site where we should make reports of Meadowlarks and Bobolinks since they are on the threatened list nowadays.  Anybody spotting either of these birds please contribute their sightings...

https://conservationhalton.ca//formtool ... rveyid=495 (https://conservationhalton.ca//formtool/survey.cfm?surveyid=495)

Other than that, what can I say, great pics man!

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Post by: dbellilo on June 14, 2011, 10:25:40 AM

I had no idea...I spent good time with a Bobolink at Col. Sam about 10 days ago...I didn't know he was in trouble...

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Post by: Reuven_M on June 14, 2011, 10:28:54 AM

Quote from: "dbellilo"

I had no idea...I spent good time with a Bobolink at Col. Sam about 10 days ago...I didn't know he was in trouble...

Bobolinks and meadowlarks are still rather common birds ... but declining fast. I'm not too sure this must be a bad thing in our area (how many grasslands were there 500 years ago around here?), but they are clearly in trouble.

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Post by: denis on June 14, 2011, 05:31:33 PM

thanks guys.
from what i,ve observed in the last 3 years or so,there are still quite a few around.no doubt our quest for more sub-divisions surrounding cities is helping the decline,by removing all that grassland they call home.that goes for the bobolink also which seem to hand out in the same meadows.

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Post by: Whittam on June 14, 2011, 06:07:14 PM

Amazing shots!

The other problem with Meadowlarks and Bobolinks is that many farmers are cutting their fields up to 2-3 weeks earlier than say 10-15 years ago.  This is not giving the birds enough time to get their broods out of the nest.  Cheers Terry

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Post by: steve rossi on June 14, 2011, 07:27:04 PM

Denis, these shots are amazing.

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Post by: denis on June 14, 2011, 08:42:12 PM

thanks steve.
thanks for the info terry.i,ve found the meadowlarks to be frequenting mostly unused fields not suitable for farming,or overgrown,and with a few tree in them.

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Post by: Reg on June 14, 2011, 08:45:54 PM

Fantastic shots Denis, they are all very sharp

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Post by: Moira on June 14, 2011, 10:23:51 PM

Some of your very best Denis.

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Post by: denis on June 15, 2011, 06:09:18 PM

thanks reg,and moira.
appreciate the kind words.