{"id":45101,"date":"2017-01-15T06:11:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T13:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=45101"},"modified":"2017-01-15T06:11:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T13:11:53","slug":"barn-owl-now-how-do-i-get-out-of-this-snowbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/15\/barn-owl-now-how-do-i-get-out-of-this-snowbank\/","title":{"rendered":"Barn Owl – Now, How Do I Get Out Of This Snowbank?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve posted other images of this bird in the past but this one is new to my blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Barn Owls are hunting voles in snow they fly low and slow over the snow’s surface and use their amazing hearing to listen for their rodential\u00a0activities\u00a0beneath the surface. When they hear one they plunge head-first into the snow and attempt to make the capture with their beak. If the snow is deep and soft the owls can almost disappear beneath its surface.<\/p>\n

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\"barn1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Four years ago at Farmington I watched as this Barn Owl mostly disappeared beneath the fluffy snow in an attempt at a vole. It came up empty and then had to use both of its wings spread out on the snow in its struggle\u00a0to raise the rest of its body back up to the surface. It held this position for a few moments and then delighted me by giving me a head turn that allowed a look at the eye with a catch light. We even get a good view of that beak that is so\u00a0often mostly hidden.<\/p>\n

I’ve always enjoyed my shots of the owl in this unusual\u00a0posture partly because I think they’re quite unique. With that head turn, spread-out wings and raised tail I think I’d rather have this rear view than one\u00a0from the front.\u00a0And as a bonus there’s even good exposure on\u00a0the snow with decent detail.<\/p>\n

I’ve always wondered if the owl looked back at me in embarrassment to see if I’d noticed its predicament…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Barn Owls can almost disappear beneath the snow in a plunge after prey. <\/p>\n

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