Eastern Meadowlark, Dubuque, Iowa
Finally!!! It took me over ten years to make a photo of an Eastern Meadowlark that is more than just a documentary shot. I have them on utility wires, on fence posts, behind grass stems, and of course some butt shots… A photo of the meadowlark singing in its natural habitat, like a meadow, prairie, or grassy field, was simply still missing until yesterday evening.
Same area at the edge of town as the dickcissel a few days earlier. Normally I would hope for a lesser busy background. But for this image the prairie like flower meadow is perfect and becomes really part of the story.
Nikon D750, Sigma 150-600mm / f5-6.3 DG OS HSM S, @ 600 mm (DX mode 900 mm), 1/800 s, f/6.3, ISO200