{"id":56098,"date":"2018-01-26T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=56098"},"modified":"2018-01-26T06:16:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:16:30","slug":"hunting-barn-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/26\/hunting-barn-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting Barn Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"

This owl was persistent in\u00a0its hunting and eventually\u00a0patience\u00a0paid off.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this Barn Owl two years ago today as it hunted near the road at Bear River MBR. I was able to get multiple images of it in flight but I’ve never posted this one before because the right wing tip of the owl\u00a0is so close to the frame edge which made for a less than ideal composition. I could add canvas on the left to improve the composition but this time I chose to go au naturel<\/em>. I especially like the direct eye contact and the mottled blue in the background.<\/p>\n

After several passes near the road without any hunting success the owl began to hunt near a stand of phragmites further away and…<\/p>\n

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\"\"1\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

several minutes later persistence paid off when it came out of the phrags with a vole. Here the owl appears to be inspecting\u00a0its grip on the prey, perhaps to make sure the vole can’t bite its foot which is\u00a0a common\u00a0occurrence with raptors at this stage of the game. Those small but\u00a0fearsome rodent teeth can and often do cause significant damage to\u00a0raptor toes.<\/p>\n

One of the few up-sides to our unusually warm winter this year is that deep snow and frigid cold aren’t stressing\u00a0our\u00a0Barn Owls. That means they’re not hunting during\u00a0daylight in an attempt to get enough food\u00a0to survive\u00a0so I’m not getting any photos of them.<\/p>\n

But for the sake of the owls that’s a tradeoff I’m happy to make. I’ve actually seen them shiver uncontrollably in the cold and many of our Barn Owls don’t make it through very cold winters.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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This owl was persistent in its hunting and eventually patience paid off.<\/p>\n

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