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<\/p>\nI’m always thrilled to find a cooperative Burrowing Owl on the island.\u00a0 It hasn’t happened often this year.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I photographed this one in early May of this year as it perched in nice morning light.\u00a0 The background is the mudflats of the Great Salt Lake (you can see hints of blue water at the top of the frame).\u00a0 I sometimes think images of owls looking directly at the viewer with their (often) brightly colored eyes can be overdone but dang it, there’s just something about those big, bright eyes boring through you that pierces the soul (especially when the pupils are small).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n At the last minute I decided to include this\u00a0photo because it amuses me.\u00a0 When I took this shot the owl had looked up momentarily to check out another bird flying overhead (probably a Common Raven).\u00a0 Every time I look at the image it fools my brain a little because it looks like the beak is a nose and there’s a dark,\u00a0open mouth beneath it.<\/p>\n Perhaps my brain is easier to fool than most.\u00a0 In fact, I’m fairly sure of it…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m always thrilled to find a cooperative Burrowing Owl on the island. It hasn’t happened often this year.<\/p>\n![\"burrowing](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/burrowing-owl-1670-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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