{"id":42515,"date":"2016-10-03T05:54:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=42515"},"modified":"2016-10-03T06:33:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:33:45","slug":"a-menacing-look-from-a-short-eared-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/03\/a-menacing-look-from-a-short-eared-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"A Menacing Look From A Short-eared Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"

This owl definitely gave me the jaundiced eye as I was passing it on the road.<\/p>\n

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\"short-eared-owl-5630-ron-dudley\"1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I encountered the bird three months ago today along Promontory Road in Box Elder County. I spent a couple of minutes photographing it but the\u00a0owl was side-lit and\u00a0refused to give\u00a0me any interesting poses so I decided to go on my way and look for more promising subjects. The owl chose that moment as I was driving past it to perform a beautiful and\u00a0languorous wing stretch to show me who was boss. I’m sure the bird was feeling just a little smug in defeating the photographer with the big eye pointing its way and it gave me the evil eye as I passed.<\/p>\n

But I snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by quickly\u00a0sticking my lens out the window and firing off a couple of bursts despite the fact that I was still moving down the road. If I had braked this close to the bird I know from experience that it probably would have taken off when my pickup rocked back\u00a0as I stopped – birds don’t seem to like that. Besides, by then I’d have missed the wing stretch.<\/p>\n

I posted\u00a0another image of this owl several months ago but this is a\u00a0different pose.<\/p>\n

In these wars of will with birds I’m usually the loser so it was nice to come out on top for a change.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This owl definitely gave me the jaundiced eye as I was passing it on the road.<\/p>\n

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