The only place where I was able to make a good click of the Horned Lark before was on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. I have seen it here in Eastern Iowa, I have tried, but never got any photo that was worth to be shown anywhere. Oh no, this one isn’t really either (it’s cropped!), but it breaks the jinx… :-) I love the little devil-like horns of the lark that make for its name. I found the Horned Lark at two locations this weekend and a “great background” wasn’t really an option because they show up in the fields were the snow just melted a day before. Raw earth and not too pretty… ;-) So, what does that mean? The Horned Lark stays on the list of birds that need more work from my side. The goal remains, making a photo that is not cropped and that is tack sharp. Long way to go in this matter…