Last time I posted a blurry photo of the Bobolink, so let's continue this time with another pasture bird (and more blurry photos--sorry!) of the Eastern Meadowlark. To my ear's, the meadowlark's plaintive song holds an element of longing. (To hear his song and to see a crisp image, visit the link below to All About Birds:)
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Meadowlark/id
Whenever I hear the meadowlark singing on the pasture above my home, I think of his ever-shrinking habitat and ever-declining numbers. Like the Bobolink and other pasture birds, the Eastern Meadowlark's numbers have declined precipitously as country pastures fall victim to development. It's sad but true.
If you should be lucky enough to own a few acres, consider converting some to pasture. The Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows--to name just a few--will thank you. And your world will become more richly beautiful with the "bubbly" songs of Bobolinks, the plaintive songs of Meadowlarks, and the "buzzy" notes of the Grasshopper Sparrow.
Till next time . . . Keep birds in your heart (and on your property)!
Georgia Anne
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