Néo Koslowski’s Image
Néo Koslowski (Germany) braves the weather to portray this lark paused, head to wind, eyes closed against the swirling sand.
On the small North Sea island of Düne, Néo pressed himself into the sand, his eyes on a horned lark that had been gradually approaching him as it searched for food.
He deftly photographed the scene – then spent an hour or so removing sand from his kit and ears.
Horned larks are widespread. In Eurasia, these songbirds breed in Scandinavia and Arctic Russia. They migrate south in autumn, with small numbers visiting North Sea coasts.
They’re the only larks to live in tundra and alpine habitats.