{"id":25162,"date":"2014-07-17T05:18:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=25162"},"modified":"2014-07-17T05:18:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T11:18:49","slug":"short-eared-owl-in-flight-against-a-darker-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/17\/short-eared-owl-in-flight-against-a-darker-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-eared Owl In Flight Against A Darker Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

On my Montana trips Short-eared Owls are always one of my primary target species but sadly I seldom see them in recent years.\u00a0 This bird was one of two owls\u00a0I found in almost five days of searching at the end of last month.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4tc, canvas added for composition,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0owl was hunting along an old highway\u00a0near the border of Montana and Idaho\u00a0and as it did so it\u00a0rested between forays on old wooden\u00a0fence posts that lined the road.\u00a0 The image was taken soon after it took off from one of those posts and it’s the same bird as in my post of July 8<\/a> – in fact the image is the next click after the photo in that post.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the owl is already slightly past me I enjoy the shot because of the dynamic flight posture (including wing and tail positions), the darker background and the way the image illustrates the effort required to gain full flight from a static perched position.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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On my Montana trips Short-eared Owls are always one of my primary target species but sadly I seldom see them in recent years. This bird was one of two owls I found in almost five days of searching at the end of last month.<\/p>\n

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