Kip’s Comments - December 13, 2025

An Unexpected Observation

While I was out looking for horned larks, Lapland longspurs, and snow buntings I was surprised to find an eastern meadowlark in winter.

Meadowlarks in the winter are not unheard of, but not often observed by most people. I consider myself lucky to find this meadowlark and even more lucky to manage to shoot an acceptable picture of this specific bird before it flew out of range.

Eastern Meadowlark in Winter - Image 1049338

A few miles from where I shot the meadowlark picture I found this lone tree. Of course I shot a photo. I then edited the image to remove color.

Lone Tree in Snow - Image 1049362

Lone Tree in Snow - Image 1049362ove2