Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
I recently took the photo of the flock of birds, including mostly Snow Buntings and Horned Larks, mostly for a record-type shot of a Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) mixed in. They were enjoying some exposed grass to feed on with snow still covering so much of the earth. However, when looking at the photo I noticed I actually had two Longspurs, with a second mixed in behind it. They are in the right center of the shot. Thankfully I was able to photograph one of them a few days later while sitting on this roof with a Horned Lark sitting behind it, the heat haze from the strong sun ever...
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Can you identify all the wintering birds in this photo? There are five individuals of three species here. They do enjoy hanging out with one another and this year it seems plenty of people have been lucky enough to spot them together in various parts of the northeast. They all enjoy open areas like grasslands, farms, beaches, roadsides and fields. The answers will be listed after this photo so don’t cheat! Do you have them all? If not look away now! The birds are, from left to right, a Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), another Snow Bunting with a Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)...
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