Lo, here the gentle lark by busi2ness
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Lo, here the gentle lark, weary of rest,
From his moist cabinet mounts up on high,
And wakes the morning, from whose silver breast
The sun ariseth in his majesty;
- Shakespeare (Venus and Adonis)
It is good to upload again! My old cam broke down, the new cam is still not very used to me and tonight I have the first visible evidence that I managed to aim the cam in the right direction, LOL!
This is a photo of the Clapper Lark, a very common but very shy resident in most parts of South Africa. They are not very easy to capture and I was lucky to get close with the 17-85mm lens.
Thanks to all views and comments, and a special thanks to the local photographers plus
Kai and Andreas offering help to master my new cam. You guys are great.

Comments (40)
Great capture of this beauty ! Good luck with the new cam, have fun with it!
This is such a superb capture of this beautiful lark.... Fantastic job!
Excellent capture!! What a unique looking Lark!!
Just one word: BEAUTIFUL!!
I like 'kopje' with spiders and larks! Excellent pictures, Piet! :)
Sweet shot with your new toy. ;-)
a beauty indeed..!!
Excellent and wonderful capture!
hey ;-) Super - Di I sang me song Lark - now I can see this bird ;D Hugs dear Protector !
Gorgeous shot!!