Same story as the other Horned Lark photo. Took a long and slow crawl on a snowy field and slowly approached the larks. Got into place so when the perfect evening light happened I was ready. From Great Kills Park on Staten Island. Temperature was 10 degrees with a strong north west wind.
Canon 1DX mark ii and Canon 500 f4 ii + 1.4x iii. F8, ISO 1250, SS 1/2500. Processed with DPP 4.7 and PS.