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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Western Meadowlark
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:55:55 -0800
References: <380-220101125165312685@M2W131.mail2web.com>

On Jan 25, 2010, at 8:53 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote:

> Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> 
>>>> 
> Look at those grasping claws! Is that some kind of adaptation I wonder?
> <<<
> 
> Meadowlarks spend a lot of time on the ground looking for grubs & insects. 
> I'm guessing the long toenails are for scratching the ground, though that's
> a behavior I usually associate with sparrows more than Meadowlarks. 
> Possibly the toenails grow as long as they do because they're subject to a
> lot of abrasive wear.

I love in this photo the subtle comparison you are offered between the birds 
toenails, and the barbs on the wire...



Steve


>  Thanks for your comments!
> 
>> 2010/1/25 Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>> 
>>> Doing what Meadowlarks do best:
>>> 
>>> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/weme01.html
>>> 
>>> R8/DMR/560/ShoulderStock/Monopod
>>> 
>> 
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
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