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<\/p>\nA habitat where I seldom see Great Horned Owls.<\/p>\n
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1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 250, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This is an older photo of a Great Horned Owl at Bear River MBR. Almost certainly this is the same owl that has been hanging around the maintenance building at the refuge for years because I found ‘him’ only about a half mile away from that building. Most folks who come to the refuge probably never see him because the building is essentially off limits to visitors. But he’s like an old but distant friend to many local sharp eyed bird photographers and birders who know he’s there on the distant building.<\/p>\n On this morning I was surprised to find him perched in the reeds right next to the canal near the end of the auto tour loop. I had the distinct impression that he was hunting waterfowl that he might ambush as they were swimming along the canal just below him but I never saw him make an attempt. I’ve visited the refuge countless times since this encounter and I always look for him in that area but I’ve never again found him there. .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Baby it’s cold outside!<\/p>\n As I type this in the pre-dawn darkness my thermometer says 32\u00b0 and some areas of northern Utah have been slammed with snow from this series of storms (Logan has had a lot of damage<\/a><\/span><\/span> from the storm). The mountains have been dumped on and that’s a very good thing. Maybe the water managers will allow some of this water to actually reach our refuges, including Bear River, and eventually the Great Salt Lake.<\/p>\n The bad news – my tomatoes are toast. It’ll be a long nine months until I have BLT’s again.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A habitat where I seldom see Great Horned Owls.<\/p>\n