{"id":21848,"date":"2014-02-03T06:14:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T13:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=21848"},"modified":"2014-02-03T06:14:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T13:14:38","slug":"great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Horned Owl Chicks On The Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great Horned Owl chicks at this stage\u00a0are inquisitive, adventuresome, cute\u00a0and clumsy – all of which makes them wonderful photography subjects.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"665,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"RON DUDLEY","camera":"Canon EOS 7D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1277061700","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"great horned owl 5253 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley-221x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21854\" alt=\"great horned owl 5253 ron dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley.jpg\" width=\"665\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-5253-ron-dudley-400x541.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u00a01\/500, f\/6.3, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There’s been a pair of Great Horned Owls on the western Montana farm where I grew up for many years now.\u00a0 They nest in the old granaries and barns that were built back in the 30’s and 40’s which makes for a rustic setting that I like.\u00a0 Most of these images were taken in low light so the warm colors of the old wood were subdued but I think the subjects make up for it.<\/p>\n<p>This granary cutout was a favorite perch for this youngster.\u00a0 The dark stain below the\u00a0owl is gopher blood\u00a0– the ubiquitous Richardson’s Ground Squirrel is the primary prey for these birds.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,744\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 40D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1244204492","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"great horned owl 042 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley-300x248.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21850\" alt=\"great horned owl 042 ron dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-042-ron-dudley-400x330.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em><strong>\u00a01\/1000, f\/8, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At this age the chicks are relentless explorers.\u00a0 My typical\u00a0morning routine is to\u00a0investigate the old farm equipment and buildings to see where they’ll turn up and it truly could be almost anywhere.\u00a0 These last four images were taken four summers ago when there were two owl siblings.\u00a0\u00a0Sometimes I’d find them together and other times they’d strike out on their own.\u00a0 This youngster was at the base of one of the old granaries that was littered with rusty metal.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 40D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1244093805","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"great horned owl 1661 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley-300x220.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21851\" alt=\"great horned owl 1661 ron dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1661-ron-dudley-400x294.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em><strong>\u00a01\/250, f\/8, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This is the sibling of the previous bird.\u00a0 Obviously they don’t always choose an ideal setting to hang out in but I’m happy just to find them.\u00a0 Sometimes I don’t…<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"722,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 40D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1244180841","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"great horned owl 1884 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21853\" alt=\"great horned owl 1884 ron dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley.jpg\" width=\"722\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1884-ron-dudley-400x498.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em><strong>\u00a01\/1000, f\/8, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0These chicks really get around.\u00a0 Just as the sun came up I found this one perched on the cleated metal\u00a0wheel of a very old farm implement.\u00a0 There’s lots of blood on its feet from an earlier gopher snack.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,713\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 40D","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1244176528","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"great horned owl 1850 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley-300x237.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21852\" alt=\"great horned owl 1850 ron dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/great-horned-owl-1850-ron-dudley-400x316.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em><strong>\u00a01\/30, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I’ve posted this image before but given the subject of this post how could I not do so again?<\/p>\n<p>When I got up at 4:35 AM I looked out the window and saw this bird perched on an old junked motorcycle (last licensed in 1979).\u00a0 It was still quite dark (even in northern Montana in June) and I wasn’t set up with my tripod\u00a0so I had to hand-hold my huge lens at 1\/30 second, thus the slightly soft image.\u00a0 I got off a half-dozen shots before the owl flew off to the security of one of the granaries.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I seldom get these chicks (or their parents) on natural perches I’m always delighted to\u00a0find them on the old farm equipment and buildings that mean so much to me.<\/p>\n<p>Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Horned Owl chicks at this stage are inquisitive, adventuresome, cute and clumsy – all of which makes them wonderful photography subjects.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/great-horned-owl-chicks-on-the-farm\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> 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