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Skylark
Imagine my joy when I jumped out the car to try and capture a Skylark up in the sky, realising there were two, suddenly one came diving down and landed a few feet in front of me, I am not sure whether the two had collided or whether it was part of a mating game - either way it made my day.
The Eurasian skylark is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 metres.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Bridget Charity Rendall
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Uploaded Apr 15, 2014. Captured Apr 13, 2014 16:28 in A39, Exmoor National Park, Lynton EX35 6NQ, UK.
