{"id":23960,"date":"2014-05-18T05:16:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=23960"},"modified":"2014-05-18T05:16:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T11:16:23","slug":"burrowing-owl-on-a-boulder-perch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/18\/burrowing-owl-on-a-boulder-perch\/","title":{"rendered":"Burrowing Owl On A Boulder Perch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like many bird photographers I find Burrowing Owls to be a challenging subject for their tendency to perch in areas that are either unattractive (burrow entrances) or have obscuring vegetation.\u00a0\u00a0 Occasionally I do find one perched on top\u00a0of sagebrush giving a relatively clear view of the bird but I have a fair number of images with such a perch and I’m always on the lookout for something a little different.<\/p>\n

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\"burrowing<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Then six days ago on Antelope Island as I rounded a curve in the road\u00a0I encountered this Burrowing Owl on a large rock with a clean setting and background.\u00a0 It was a cool morning and the sun had only recently come up\u00a0so this bird was obviously enjoying\u00a0the warming rays and showed no signs of\u00a0nervousness as I approached.<\/p>\n

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\"burrowing<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It assumed this raised-leg pose for quite a while and both of its feet were obviously muddy so I suspect the owl\u00a0may have spent part of the morning remodeling its burrow.\u00a0 It was in no mood to give me any pose variety so after taking a few shots I left the area with the owl still on the rock.\u00a0 It always pleases me to photograph a bird when my presence didn’t cause it to flush.<\/p>\n

As I’ve said in the past I strongly support banding programs that have well thought out\u00a0bird conservation\u00a0goals but I’ll freely admit that I was pleased to find a Burrowing Owl without bands on its legs or antennae\/transmitters sticking out of its back.\u00a0 That doesn’t happen much anymore.<\/p>\n

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

Six days ago on Antelope Island as I rounded a curve in the road I encountered this Burrowing Owl on a large rock with a clean setting and background. It was a cool morning and the sun had only recently come up so this bird was obviously enjoying the warming rays and showed no nervousness as I approached.<\/p>\n

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