#meadowlark prairie

[russell-tomlin]

Beauty in the Ordinary 424

#beauty in the ordinary #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #weeds #not dandelion #seed head #wetlands #meadowlark prairie #photography #close up #detail #His hand

[roadtrippinlilly]

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

#original photographers #colors #artists on tumblr #oklahoma #my photos #my escape #my photgraphy #nature #photographers on tumblr #prairie grass #bird silhouette #meadowlark #wichita mountains

[whatnext10]

The Beautiful Eastern Meadowlark is a Great Sign of Spring

Morning Song A couple of weeks ago, while on my way to work, I spotted this gorgeous male eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) singing from the top of a fence post. In northern climates singing meadowlarks are said to be a sign that spring is on its way. And although spring has been in full swing for a few weeks down here in the south, I still think this singing meadowlark is a great sign. The…

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#beautiful birds #beautiful meadowlarks #bird photographs #bird photography #birds #colorful birds #Eastern meadowlarks #Florida meadowlarks #meadowlark photographs #meadowlarks #prairie birds #singing meadowlarks #spring birds #yellow birds

[justmelil]

Balancing Meadowlark...

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

#original photographers #photographers on tumblr #my photos #colors #oklahoma #colorful #landscape #Meadowlark #bird #nature #Prairie's #plains #rocks #wildlife photography #wildflowers #my video

[ghostoffuturespast]

8 March 2024 - Friday Field Notes

VIBs (Very Important Birds) - Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, Western Meadow Lark, taxidermied Great Horned Owl. It's that time of year again when strange things start appearing in my car...

Things on the prairie are very slowly starting to wake up. Got the chance to spend a good chunk of time out of the field this week and not at my desk. Which is my favorite part of the day job. Got to do a bird count earlier in the week and explored for three hours along the creek with a couple of coworkers yesterday to scout for spots to put game cameras. Saw four Northern Harrier Hawks, the Bald Eagles, heard all the Western Meadowlarks, Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, spiders, one lone grasshopper, and spooked a Coyote out of the Coyote Willow. Also met a couple of new plants too.

I found many treasures; I know what a Willow Pinecone Gall Midge is now, American Licorice reminds me of little Korok maracas, Pronghorn bones, a lovely pink rock. Trying to see if I can actually nature journal more regularly this year too and I've got a couple pages in already!

I'm ready for spring. I've got too many wild gardening schemes.

#aaaand we're back! #spring is slowly creeping in #nature #photography #friday field notes #short grass prairie #little ghost on the prairie

[desertdollranch]

By afternoon, the rain had stopped. The sky was a smooth, blue bowl. Meadowlarks flew up from the fields, and daisies and black-eyed Susans bloomed beside the road. Sometimes Kirsten heard a cow moo, but there were long stretches of forest or prairie between farms.

#meet kirsten #kirsten larson

[jadeseadragon]

Red Cedars on the Move, Eating Up Grasslands. 

One of the biggest threats to Great Plains grassland ecosystems today is woody encroachment by invasive redcedars. Once grasslands are converted into woodlands, prairie wildlife species are lost, along with grassy areas for livestock grazing. As new woodland bird and wildlife species move in, they eat and expel the powder-blue cedar berries—and seed the advancing wave of cedars across the prairie. From left to right: pronghorns, Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlark, cows, Burrowing Owls, Greater Prairie-Chicken, American Robin, Cedar Waxwings. 

Illustration by 2023 Bartels Science Illustrator Maria Klos.

#great plains #grasslands #red cedar #invasive species #birds #maria klos

[follow-up-news]

When Reed Cammack hears the first meadowlark of spring, he knows his family has made it through another cold, snowy winter on the western South Dakota prairie. Nothing’s better, he says, than getting up at sunrise as the birds light up the area with song. “It’s part of the flora and fauna of our Great Plains and it’s beautiful to hear,” says Cammack, 42, a sixth-generation rancher who raises cattle on 10,000 acres (4,047 hectares) of mostly unaltered native grasslands. But the number of returning birds has dropped steeply, despite seemingly ideal habitat. “There are quite a few I don’t see any more and I don’t know for sure why,” says Cammack’s 92-year-old grandfather, Floyd. whose family has allowed conservation groups to install a high-tech tracking tower and to conduct bird surveys. North America’s grassland birds are deeply in trouble 50 years after adoption of the Endangered Species Act, with numbers plunging as habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threaten what remains of a once-vast ecosystem. Over half the grassland bird population has been lost since 1970 — more than any other type of bird. Some species have declined 75% or more, and a quarter are in extreme peril. And the 38% — 293,000 square miles (760,000 square kilometers) — of historic North American grasslands that remain are threatened by intensive farming and urbanization, and as trees once held at bay by periodic fires spread rapidly, consuming vital rangeland and grassland bird habitat. So biologists, conservation groups, government agencies and, increasingly, farmers and ranchers are teaming up to stem or reverse losses. Scientists are sharing survey and monitoring data and using sophisticated computer modeling to determine the biggest threats. They’re intensifying efforts to tag birds and installing radio telemetry towers to track their whereabouts. And they’re working with farmers and ranchers to implement best practices that ensure survival of their livelihoods and native birds — both dependent on a healthy ecosystem. “Birds are the canary in the coal mine,” says Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at Cornell University’s ornithology lab. “They’re an early warning of environmental changes that also can affect us.”

#prairie #grasslands #birds #endangered species

[aphelionbruise]

assorted fragments 04/02/23 // alm

transcript: [& you, golden jackal, / neck tilted toward evening sun

come close: the prairie eats the sun / meadowlark lights down on branch

you rat snake swallowing hearts / follow sunlight to warmth]

#spilled ink

[spacefinch]

Some of my Fakemon ideas. If you want to illustrate any of them, go right ahead! Just be sure to tag me so I can see the art! And who knows, maybe I’ll draw some, too!

Chirplume— Bird-of-Paradise Pokémon

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: Lawes's Parotia

Etymology: "Chirp" and "plume"

Parotiris— Bird-of Paradise Pokémon (evolved form of Chirplume)

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: Lawes's Parotia, King-of-Saxony Bird of Paradise

Etymology: "Parotia" (after the bird-of paradise) and "Iris" (the Greek goddess of the rainbow)

Notes: Has a prehensile tail and head plumes.

Peregyr— Wandering Falcon Pokémon

Type: Flying

Inspiration: Peregrine Falcon and Gyrfalcon

Notes: Can be found in most regions. In certain regions, it has variant forms.

Etymology: "Peregrine" and "Gyr" (after the two real-world falcons that inspired it)

Martree— Pine Marten Pokémon

Type: Grass

Inspiration: American Pine Marten

Etymology: "Marten" and "tree"

Notes: The grass-type starter for my region.

Martenrec— Pine Marten Pokémon (evolved form of Martree)

Type: Grass

Inspiration: American Pine Marten, Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Etymology: "Marten" and "tenrec”

Martamarack— Conifer Pokémon (evolved form of Martespruce)

Type: Grass

Inspiration: American Pine Marten, Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Etymology:"Marten" and "tamarack"

Notes: Has sharp, pine-needle-like spines in its fur, and its tail is completely covered in spines. Not only that, the spines come loose easily, so it's a good defense against predators (and the occasional human).

Melodiark— Seasons Pokémon

Type: Flying, grass

Inspiration: Horned Lark, Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-throated Longclaw

Etymology: "Melodious" and "lark"

Notes: Its throat patch changes color with the seasons.

Eeviave— Evolution Pokémon

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: Plain-colored Tanager

Notes: Basically an avian form of Eevee. Has the following evolutions:

Arboriave (grass type)

Flariave (Fire type)

Aquariave (water type)

Glaciave (ice type)

Nyctiave (dark type)

Joltiave (electric type)

Mysticiave (psychic type)

Terestriave (ground type)

Notes: All forms are based on tanagers in the genera Tangara and Stilpnia.

Falcyan— Blue Falcon Pokémon (pre-evolution of Peregyr)

Type: Flying/normal

Inspiration: Peregrine Falcon, Merlin Falcon

Etymology: "Falcon" and "Cyan"

Delphy— Dolphin Pokémon

Type: Water, Psychic

Inspiration: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin

Etymology: From the Latin word delphinus, meaning dolphin. The name (and secondary typing as "psychic") is also a reference to the Oracle of Delphi in Greek mythology.

Stenellys— Dolphin Pokémon (evolved form of Delphy)

Type: Water, Psychic

Inspiration: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Long-beaked Common Dolphin

Etymology: From the Spotted Dolphin's scientific name, Stenella frontalis.

Prairantler— Pronghorn Pokémon

Type: Grass, electric

Inspiration: Pronghorn Antelope, Thomson's Gazelle

Etymology: "Prairie" and "Antler"

Mantivy— Mantis Pokémon:

Type: Grass, bug

Inspiration: Praying Mantis, bark mantis

Etymology: "Mantis" and "Ivy"

Liturgorsa— Bark Mantis Pokémon (evolved form of Mantivy)

Type: Grass, bug

Inspiration: Praying mantis, bark mantis

Etymology: From Liturgusa, a genus of bark mantids, and "gorse", a thorny plant.

Eeviave's evolutions

Arboriave— Climbing Bird Pokémon

Type: Grass, flying

Distinguishing features: Reversible toe, allowing feet to switch between anisodactyl (3 toes in front and 1 toe in back) for perching and zygodactyl (2 toes forward, 2 toes back) for climbing.

Plumage: Two-toned green head (with short, spiky crest that can be raised or lowered), black chest and back; bright green spot on chest, green markings on wings, tail, and flanks; white belly

Flariave— Firebird Pokémon

Type: Fire, flying

Features: Brilliant red-orange plumage; short crest of flame-feathers. The flame-crest gets bigger when the bird is excited or agitated. Flariave is also usually warm to the touch.

Aquariave— Swimming Bird Pokémon

Type: Water, flying

Features: Waterproof feathers, semi-webbed feet. Also has nictitating membranes (transparent eyelids) that it uses to protect its eyes when diving underwater.

Plumage: Almost identical to Arboriave (its "sibling" evolution) except the green is replaced with blue and instead of a spiky crest, it has a few feathers on the back of its head that stick up.

Glaciave— Snowbird Pokémon

Type: Ice, flying

Features: Pale blue and white/silver plumage, and flight feathers resembling ice crystals. Can survive in colder environments than any of Eeviave's other evolutions.

Nyctiave— Solitary Pokémon

Type: Dark, flying

Features: Jet-black plumage with white belly and a few colored rings (much like Umbreon, with whom it is often seen). It is the only nocturnal evolution of Eeviave, and also the most difficult to find in the wild.

Velociave— Fast Flying Pokémon

Type: Electric, flying

Features: Gold, blue, and black plumage; long, pointed wings and tails. Fastest of all of Eeviave's evolutions. Much like real swallows, it lives in large colonies.

Mystiave— Mystic Bird Pokémon

Type: Psychic, flying

Features: Mostly purple and blue plumage— resembling an amethyst crystal. Also has telekinetic and telepathic powers.

Terrestriave

Type: Ground, flying

Features: Muted brown and orange plumage; long, sturdy legs, and long hind claws for traction. Also has spurs on its wings, which it uses for self-defense.

More ideas

Florafawn— Fawn Pokémon

Type: Grass, electric

Inspiration: Pronghorn antelope fawn

Certhitta— Treecreeper Pokémon

Type: Grass, flying

Inspiration: Brown Treecreeper, Red-breasted Nuthatch

Etymology: From Certhia (the genus name for treecreepers) and Sitta (the genus name for nuthatches)

Notes: Unusually for a bird Pokemon, it has four legs. (The inspiration for this came from the little bird creature in the Botanicula game.) this guy:

Boreowl— Owl Pokémon

Type: Ice, flying

Inspiration: Boreal Owl, Northern Hawk Owl

Etymology: Derived from the Boreal Owl's common name.

Lacertri— Gliding Lizard Pokémon

Type: Grass

Inspiration: Draco Lizard

Etymology: Lacerta (Latin for lizard) and "tree."

Laceratur— Gliding Lizard Pokémon

Type: Grass

Inspiration: Draco Lizard

Etymology: Lacerta (Latin for lizard) and labatur (Latin for glide).

Dendrocerta— Forest Dragon Pokémon (evolved form of Laceratur)

Type: Grass, dragon

Inspiration: Draco Lizard

Etymology: Dentro (Greek for tree) and Lacerta (Latin for lizard.)

Notes: Cannot actually fly, but uses its patagia (flaps of skin on its flanks) to glide hundreds of meters. Trained Dendrocerta will even let humans ride on their backs!

Calypta— Hummingbird Pokémon

Type: Flying, psychic

Inspiration: Costa's Hummingbird

Etymology: From the Latin name of the Costa's Hummingbird: Calypte costae.

Pipeslance— Sharp Beak Pokémon

Type: Flying, steel

Inspiration: Spotted Sandpiper, Northern Lapwing

Etymology: “Pipes” (short for sandpiper), and “lance”, a medieval stabby stick.

Notes: Its beak is as sharp as a dagger, as are the spurs on its wings and legs. You do not want to mess with a nesting colony of these Pokemon.

Gulpa— Bass Pokémon

Type: Water

Inspiration: Largemouth Bass

Etymology: "Gulp" + the letter "a"

Lemair— Sifaka Pokémon

Type: Grass, flying

Inspiration: Verreaux's Sifaka, flying squirrel

Etymology: "Lemur" + "air"

Notes: Like Lacertri, Laceratur, and Dendrocerta, this Pokemon cannot actually fly. Instead, it leaps and glides through the treetops.

Erminator— Ermine Pokémon

Type: Ice, fighting

Inspiration: Ermine

Etymology: "Ermine" + "Terminator"

Batsox— Savannah Fox Pokémon

Type: Ground, grass

Inspiration: Bat-eared fox

Etymology: From the Bat-eared Fox's common name, and from "socks" (a reference to its dark brown paws.)

Eromreven— Mimic Pokémon

Type: Dark, flying

Inspiration: Common Raven

Etymology: “Nevermore” spelled backwards.

Notes: Can convincingly mimic the calls of other Pokemon, and human voices as well.

Xaroc— Raven Pokémon (pre-evolution of Eromreven)

Type: Dark, flying

Inspiration: Common Raven

Etymology: From the Common Raven’s Latin name, Corvus corax. (Corax spelled backwards is “Xaroc.”)

Pipip— Sandpiper Pokémon (pre-evolution of Pipeslance)

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: Least Sandpiper, Piping Plover

Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the sandpiper’s calls.

Peregreen— Grass Falcon Pokémon

Type: Grass, flying

Inspiration: Peregrine Falcon, Merlin Falcon

Etymology: "Peregrine" + "green"

Emeralcon— Grass Falcon Pokémon (evolution of Peregreen)

Type: Grass, flying

Inspiration: Peregrine Falcon, Prairie Falcon

Etymology: "Emerald" + "falcon"

Nocterne — Black Tern Pokémon

Type: Dark, Flying

Inspiration: Black Tern, White-winged Tern

Etymology: “Nocturne,” “nocturnal,” and “tern”

Terraptor— Hunter Bird Pokémon

Type: Flying, fighting

Inspiration: Secretary bird (also called the hunter-bird)

Etymology: “Terra” (Latin for “Earth”) and “raptor”

Vuelox— Swift Fox Pokémon

Type: Electric

Inspiration: Swift Fox, Kit Fox

Etymology: From the Swift Fox’s Latin name, Vulpes velox.

Strykthorn— Shrike Pokémon

Type: Flying, fighting

Inspiration: Loggerhead Shrike

Etymology: “Strike” (spelled as “stryk”) and “thorn”

Verdarter— Flycatcher Pokémon

Type: Flying, grass

Inspiration: Verditer Flycatcher, Empidonax flycatchers

Etymology: “Verditer” + “darter”

Embird— Fire Thrush Pokémon

Type: Fire, flying

Inspiration: Varied Thrush

Etymology: "Ember" + “bird”

Notes: The fire-type starter for my region.

Calibender— Clownfish Pokémon

Type: Water

Inspiration: Clownfish

Etymology: a word my friend made up.

Laniorn— Tiny Shrike Pokémon (pre-evolution of Strykthorn)

Type: Flying, fighting

Inspiration: Loggerhead Shrike

Etymology: Lanius, (the genus name for shrikes) and ornis (meaning “bird” in Latin or Greek).

Bufflebird— Buffalo Bird Pokémon

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: Brown-headed Cowbird (AKA Buffalo-bird)

Etymology: “Buffle” + “bird”

Notes: Follows hoofed-mammal Pokémon around. The female lays her eggs in the nests of other songbird Pokémon, who raise the chicks as their own.

Auriole— Golden Bird Pokémon

Type: Flying, electric

Inspiration: Baltimore Oriole, Hooded Oriole

Etymology: Aurum (Latin for “gold”) and “oriole”

Tanagem— Tanager Pokémon

Type: Flying, fairy

Inspiration: Golden-hooded Tanager

Etymology: “Tanager” and “gem”

Reiharr— Marsh Pokémon

Type: Flying, ghost

Inspiration: Northern Harrier

Etymology: Anagram of the word "Harrier."

Argentaros— Silver Bird Pokémon

Type: Flying, steel

Inspiration: Silver-backed Tanager

Etymology: Argentum (Latin for silver) and pajaro (Spanish for bird.)

Notes: Is the counterpart of Auriole.

Pescatt— Fishing Cat Pokémon

Type: Water

Inspiration: Fishing cat, European Wildcat

Etymology: Pescar (Spanish for "to fish") and "cat" with an extra T

Notes: One of the three starters for my region. The other two are Lacertri and Embird.

Cheerilee— Robin Pokémon

Type: Flying, normal

Inspiration: American Robin

Etymology: Onomatopoeia of the American Robin's song.

Alithiyx— Truth Pokémon (evolution of Calypta)

Type: Flying, psychic

Inspiration: Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird, Plovercrest Hummingbird

Etymology: From the Greek Alitheia, meaning "truth."

Notes: Using its psychic powers, this Pokémon can sense the thoughts and emotions of others.

Lynxie— Lynx Kitten Pokémon

Type: Ice

Inspiration: Canada Lynx

Etymology: "Lynx" + "ie"

Avalynx— Snow Runner Pokémon

Type: Ice

Inspiration: Canada Lynx

Etymology: "Avalanche" + "Lynx"

Notes: Its large paws allow it to effortlessly run across deep snow without sinking.

Hopster— Kangaroo Pokémon

Type: Ground-fighting

Inspiration: Red Kangaroo (joey)

Etymology: "Hop" + "ster"

Rufupod— Kangaroo Pokémon

Type: Ground-fighting

Inspiration: Red kangaroo (adult)

Etymology: “rufous” (reddish) and “macropod” (the taxonomic family that includes kangaroos)

#pokemon #fakemon #finch rambles

[shepfax]

got any favorite birds?

I'm a birdwatcher so even though there's lots of birds I've never seen that I love, many of my favorites are going to be ones I have seen irl!

here's a selection of birds that make me really happy to watch, sorted by habitat or general group they belong to.

fav backyard birds: Bushtits and Evening Grosbeaks

fav shorebird: Killdeer

fav waterfowl: Northern Shoveler & American White Pelican

fav prairie bird: Western Meadowlark

fav raptor: I cannot pick a favorite raptor!! but I have loved seeing Bald Eagles, Great Horned Owls, Swainson's Hawks, and Northern Harriers

other birds I don't know how to categorize that make me smile:

Belted Kingfisher

Black-billed Magpie & Common Raven (corvids are always a hit)

alas...I have hit the image limit...but!! thank you for asking about birds 🥰

all images are from the Sibley bird guide.

#birds #shep talks #birdblr #birdwatching #image description included in alt text

[alexanderoftirragen]

took a walk with a group of birders to find henslows, clay colored, vesper, and field sparrows + blue winged warblers + orchard orioles. it was beautiful on the restored prairie but also so hot and muggy and the mosquitoes are extra strength this year 😅 saw all of the above plus a dickcissel and an acadian flycatcher!!! lots and lots of eastern bluebirds, eastern meadowlarks, eastern kingbirds, grasshopper and savannah sparrows, and common yellowthroats. super good morning :)

#couple lifers for me

[vampmond]

Can you do a meadowlark/prairie mood board, please?

hope this is ok

#birdkin #bird therian

[itsallwearecalledtodo]

💌

you remind me of: messy kitchens, prairies, sunsets at the beach, old grandfather clocks, well-loved terry prachett books, the feeling of finally getting a saturday to do whatever you want and sitting on the couch in sweatpants reading, and meadowlarks

#asks