{"id":47219,"date":"2017-04-03T05:38:27","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T11:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=47219"},"modified":"2017-04-03T05:47:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T11:47:54","slug":"two-young-short-eared-owl-siblings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/03\/two-young-short-eared-owl-siblings\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Young Short-eared Owl Siblings"},"content":{"rendered":"

These two\u00a0young siblings were just beginning to learn about the world soon\u00a0after leaving the nest. They were hanging out right next to a rural\u00a0road late last May in northern Utah and it was a delight to watch their curiosity on display.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 271mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This one was intensely\u00a0contemplating a rock. A big<\/em> rock.\u00a0It was obviously fascinated by its size and texture – perhaps it was\u00a0 the first big rock it had seen since leaving the dense vegetation its nest would have been in. As young owls so often do it was parallaxing the rock to try to get a read on it and that tilted head is always so endearing I had to document the behavior.<\/p>\n

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1\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 400mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

The other young owl was perched a few feet away on an old, dead tumbleweed and watching the antics of its sibling. At one point this bird performed a magnificent wing stretch but it was so close to the road that I clipped a wing on most of those shots. Here its wings are returning to their normal position after the stretch. This is not<\/em> a defensive or threat posture – both of these birds were completely relaxed and\u00a0without an obvious care in the world.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this setting is a little busy for some but I actually quite like the stark contrast between the dead\u00a0tumbleweed perch and the lush colors and flowing patterns of the foxtail grasses in the background.<\/p>\n

Last year\u00a0was a banner year for Short-eared Owls in some areas of northern Utah but so far this year they have been few and far between. I’ve made several\u00a0recent trips to this same area\u00a0but\u00a0I’ve seen very few of them – always flying far off in the distance.<\/p>\n

Hopefully they’re just a little late returning because of our\u00a0unusually wet\u00a0weather.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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These two young siblings were just beginning to learn about the world soon after leaving the nest.<\/p>\n

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