Archive 2016 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

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The streaked horned lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is a subspecies of the horned lark that is endemic to the Pacific Northwest. It prefers sparsely vegetated open habitat and has suffered greatly due to habitat loss. It is believed that only about 800-1000 individuals are present today and it has been classified as a Threatened Species in 2013.

Broughton Beach in Portland is one of the places to reliably see this bird. Here are a couple of shots, taken with the 7D2 and the 500/4 II. Thanks for looking!

Streaked Horned Lark by Scrumhalf, on Flickr

Nov 06, 2016 at 04:44 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

Excelent feather detail

Morris

Nov 06, 2016 at 09:04 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

Very nice Sam ~ Ron

Nov 06, 2016 at 09:20 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

Well done. I like 1 with the catch light.
Rex

Nov 06, 2016 at 11:59 PM

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morris wrote:
Excelent feather detail

Morris

Thank you very much, Morris! I was sitting on the ground with my feet in front of me and the lens resting on my knee. There was a rather brisk breeze and being able to steady the lens really helped.
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surfnron wrote:
Very nice Sam ~ Ron

Thank you, Ron!
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surgemaster wrote:
Well done. I like 1 with the catch light.
Rex

Thanks, Rex! Yes, I liked that one as well. The 2nd one unfortunately didn't have the eye in the right position and despite my efforts to brighten it in post, simply looks too dark.

Nov 07, 2016 at 12:42 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

Excellent pair of images... what a beautiful bird!

LuckyT

Nov 08, 2016 at 12:21 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

How do you tell the streaked horned larks from the others?

Nov 10, 2016 at 01:46 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

These are nice portraits of a special bird. Thanks for providing the info about them too.

Well done; thanks for posting.

--Kim

Nov 10, 2016 at 07:00 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Streaked Horned Larks at Broughton Beach, Portland OR

Thank you all!

Stephen, I believe the male streaked horned larks have some reddish streaks behind the neck. They aren't visible necessarily in my photos - perhaps they only appear in the breeding season, I don't know. But that's the difference. They are very similar otherwise. I think the females are virtually indistinguishable.

Nov 12, 2016 at 12:29 PM


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