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Horned Lark juveniles
Eremophila enthymia
45.4185, -106.671
Field Notes
Description:
96 species world wide ~ dull brownish variations ~ the Alaudidae family is thought to be the most primitive of oscine passerines in spite of its complex songs. 21 subspecies in NA
Habitat:
a ground dweller, including nesting, likes barren ground .. avoids forests.
Notes:
this is a juvenile male and lacks the 'black horns' and black under-eye/lores stripe. female is just a duller less contrasting version but i caught them in this field together learning to be Horned Larks. Quite handsome come Spring time
some how the 3rd & 4th pix don't download <shrug>
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