{"id":38797,"date":"2016-04-13T05:36:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T11:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=38797"},"modified":"2016-04-13T05:44:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T11:44:59","slug":"a-short-eared-owl-intent-on-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/a-short-eared-owl-intent-on-prey\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short-eared Owl Intent On Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The intensity of the focus of Short-eared Owls on prey\u00a0seems to be\u00a0amplified by their large, brightly colored eyes.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3 ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This owl was hunting voles from a fence post ten days ago in Northern Utah. It was obviously scanning for nearby\u00a0prey but when it would see (or hear) a vole rustling in the grass\u00a0its focus on the little rodent (that I could neither see nor\u00a0hear) would instantly became intense. Sometimes it would watch that spot in the grass for a while and eventually give up on it and begin to\u00a0scan elsewhere.<\/p>\n

But this time…<\/p>\n

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\"short-eared1\/2500, f\/6.3 ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, canvas added for composition,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

it took off after the vole. On this morning I didn’t see this or any other owl catch prey but it sure wasn’t for lack of trying.<\/p>\n

I’m somewhat disappointed in this photo for two reasons – there’s an out of focus wooden post in the upper background and I had\u00a0to add canvas to the image to get a\u00a0more pleasing composition\u00a0(something I don’t like to do).<\/p>\n

But I like the owl a lot.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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The intensity of the focus of Short-eared Owls on prey seems to be amplified by their large, brightly colored eyes.<\/p>\n

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