The Bird Collection

Western Meadolark

Prairie Serenade

Perched atop a tangle of sun-bleached thorns, a Western Meadowlark lifts its voice to the open skies. Its song—a bright, fluting cascade—seems to echo across the vast prairie, as if stitching sound to silence. The vivid yellow of its breast, marked by that signature black V, glows like a wildflower catching the morning light.

Captured in a fleeting moment of expression, this image speaks to the resilience and beauty of the grasslands—a celebration of life that endures in wide, windswept places.

Photographed in the Canadian prairies, where the land sings through the birds that call it home.