“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”
— Rumi
Some birds only sing in the early morning and in the evening, but larks sing all day long, and the song is pleasant and cheerful which is the origin of the phrases "singing like a lark", "happy as a lark".
They are not attention-seekers though, keeping their talents hidden behind a largely dull-brown visage. Larks are open country songbirds with elongated hindclaws and brown streaky plumage. The brownish colouration helps these birds camouflage themselves against predators.
The Indian bush lark is widely distributed across the Indian subcontinent. Found in stony scrub and fallow cultivation, they are often seen perched on short bushes and rocks. The teardrop-shaped streaking on the breast, along with the extensive red in the wing are typical indiactors of this bird.
Indian bush lark (Red-winged bush lark)
Sony A77ii
Tamron 150-600
f/6.3, 1/1000s, ISO250, 600mm
Mayusreshwar WLS (India)
Nov. 2018