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. But the real surprise came on the way home, when I spotted an Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) perched on a road sign near an intersection, singing its heart out.
I pulled over, blocking the right lane of a side road, and snapped a few quick shots through the windshield, just in case it spooked when I opened the door. But it wasn’t all that skittish—and to my surprise, there were actually two of them. I ended up taking a bunch of photos.
“The Eastern Meadowlark is not in the lark family (Alaudidae)—it’s a member of the blackbird family (Icteridae), which also includes cowbirds and orioles.” — allaboutbirds.org
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2 Comments
mike805@noc.social · 1 pts · 1y
@Swede1952@universeodon.com Some animals are like tools, designed to perform a function. Bovines and equines, for example.
Others are basically weapons. Cats, dogs, sharks.
Many birds, however, are just art. Some look whimsical, some look almost like commercial product designs. They are the result of a creative mood.
Swede1952@universeodon.com · 1 pts · 1y
@mike805@noc.social wonderful outlook.