{"id":19935,"date":"2013-11-13T06:11:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T13:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=19935"},"modified":"2013-11-13T06:11:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T13:11:41","slug":"perched-barn-owls-with-a-snowy-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/13\/perched-barn-owls-with-a-snowy-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Perched Barn Owls With A Snowy Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the images of Barn Owls I post show them in flight but I also enjoy the different perspective one can get while they’re perched.\u00a0\u00a0Each of these shots was taken ten months ago when the January snows were deep and persistent in the background of nearly all my images.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Perched shots often show some field marks better than when the bird is in flight.\u00a0 Here the large head, lack of ear tufts,\u00a0conspicuous heart-shaped facial disc, short tail and long wings stand out.\u00a0 The size of their wings gives\u00a0Barn Owls low wing-loading and permits them to carry heavy prey at slow speeds (though their most common meal is the relatively small vole).<\/p>\n

This bird was photographed on a very cold morning and the owl has frost on its face.<\/p>\n

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\"barn<\/a><\/p>\n

1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Here you get a better look at the relative length of tail and wing flight feathers and the small (for an owl) size of the eye.\u00a0 Unlike many owls, Barn Owl eyes are dark –\u00a0almost black.\u00a0 The bill is ivory-colored though much of it is hidden by feathers.\u00a0 I like the clean look at the bird in the first image with the owl on an old weathered post but still prefer the natural perch in the second, despite the more cluttered setting.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen a Barn Owl out in the open for many months.\u00a0 Winter snows should bring them out but I hope they\u00a0have a better winter this year than they did last.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most of the images of Barn Owls I post show them in flight but I also enjoy the different perspective one can get while they’re perched. Each of these shots was taken ten months ago when the January snows were deep and persistent in the background of nearly all my images.<\/p>\n

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