{"id":113350,"date":"2022-06-30T05:32:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T11:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=113350"},"modified":"2022-06-30T07:13:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:13:33","slug":"side-lit-short-eared-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/30\/side-lit-short-eared-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Side-lit Short-eared Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shades of Galileo.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This is one of the two presumed male Short-eared Owls I photographed while they were engaging in an aerial dogfight<\/a><\/span><\/span> earlier this month. Both were hunting from fence posts on the east side of the road in early morning so they were always back-lit or side-lit. But last night I reviewed my photos of them and I actually like some of them, despite the side light. Or maybe because of it.<\/p>\n

My experience with both owls brought back strong memories of Galileo, the fledgling Short-eared Owl I cut out of the barbed wire fence<\/a><\/span><\/span> on the opposite side of the road from the fence post this owl was perched on. In fact, from where I was parked when I took this photo, I could see the patch in the barbed wire I had to cut when I looked behind me out my pickup window.<\/p>\n

I even think this owl looks a lot like the adult Galileo looks today, as an education bird for HawkWatch International, but then I’m so fond of him maybe I’m reaching a bit for that conclusion.<\/p>\n

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I think I prefer a vertical crop of the same image. Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Shades of Galileo. (2 photos)<\/p>\n

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