Floris van Breugel / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) wanders through spring wildflowers of the Anza-Borrego desert, California, USA March

John Chan / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) predating a caterpillar, Southern Califoria, USA, June.

John Chan / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) predating a caterpillar, Southern Califoria, USA, June.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) standing on snow covered rock, another in background. Uto, Paragas, Finland. February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) standing in snow, portrait. Vantaa, Finland. February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) standing in falling snow. Vantaa, Finland. February.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) Suffolk, England, UK, October 2018.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) on ground with snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) on snowy ground, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) on snowy ground, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) male and female in snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) male and female in snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) in snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) in snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore larks (Eremophila alpestris) squabbling in snow, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Markus Varesvuo / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) in snow fall, Vantaa, Finland, February.

Roger Powell / Horned / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) male running on beach. Druridge Bay sands, Northumberland, England, UK, February

Dong Lei / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, Qinghai Hoh Xil UNESCO World Heritage Site, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai Province, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Tibetan Horned Lark (Eremophila elwesi) Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China

Loic Poidevin / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) in snow, Montreal, Canada

Loic Poidevin / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) in snow, Montreal, Canada

Loic Poidevin / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) with food in snow, Montreal, Canada

Jose B. Ruiz / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) Sletness, Finnmark, Norway. May.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) Suffolk, England, UK, December.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) on beach. Suffolk, England, UK, December.

Jussi Murtosaari / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris), at winter, Finland, December.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) in shallow water, Norfolk UK January

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) in meadow, Muntenia Romania July

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) Norfolk, England, UK, November.

David Tipling / Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) profile, Cley, Norfolk, April.

Charlie Summers / Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) perched on a strand of barbed wire. Karval State Wildlife Area of Colorado, USA, May.

David Tipling / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) male standing amongst pebbles on beach, Holme, Norfolk, UK. January.

David Tipling / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) male standing amongst pebbles on beach, Holme, Norfolk, UK. January.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) standing on beach, Kessingland, Suffolk, UK. January.

David Tipling / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris) standing on ground, Holkham, Norfolk, UK. December

Charlie Summers / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) male portrait. It was feeding on the ground on a prairie dog mound. Commerce City, Colorado, USA. January.

Erlend Haarberg / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) male in tundra. Varanger, Norway. June.

Robin Chittenden / Shorelark (Eremophila alpestris). Suffolk, England, UK. February.

Guy Edwardes / Shore lark (Eremophila alptstris), Ontario, Canada

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings begging for food, eyes beginning to open and egg tooth visible on upper bill, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings begging for food, eyes beginning to open and egg tooth visible on upper bill, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings begging for food, eyes beginning to open and egg tooth visible on upper bill, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Female Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) sitting on nest, brooding nestling, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Female Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) feeding nestlings, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings, with eyes fully opened, begging for food, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings, with eyes fully opened, huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings, with eyes fully opened, huddled together for warmth, Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Abandoned Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nest site, Southern California, USA, May.

John Chan / Common raven (Corvus corax) feeding on a Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) fledgling, Southern California, USA, May.

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) dust bathing, Southern California, USA, November

John Chan / Shore lark (Eremophila alpestris) nestlings begging for food, eyes beginning to open and egg tooth visible on upper bill, Southern California, USA, April.