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<\/p>\nThese three images are of a mated pair of Short-eared Owls taken two years ago at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in\u00a0southwest Montana.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/1250, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n This is the male delivering a vole to his family.\u00a0 As you can see from my techs\u00a0I had to max out my settings (especially on the last two images) to try to get enough shutter speed for flight shots.\u00a0 Each of these photos was taken on different mornings but the light\u00a0was consistently a challenge while we were there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/800, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0This is the elusive female.\u00a0 I got very few shots of her\u00a0because she spent most of\u00a0the time on the nest with her two chicks and I rarely saw her fly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a01\/800, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/p>\n Another look at the male.<\/p>\n There’s a good reason for the timing of this post –\u00a0we’re at Red Rock right now (I prepared this post before leaving and post-dated publication)\u00a0and anticipation of this trip had me thinking about these wonderful owls again.\u00a0 We’d have to be pretty lucky to find cooperative owls again but if not there should be plenty of other birds to work with.\u00a0 The biggest challenge on this trip is likely to be light.\u00a0 Red Rocks is right on the continental divide and early summer weather up there is volatile and often down-right scary – especially when you’re pulling a camping trailer over 30 miles of dirt roads!\u00a0 These trips are always an adventure but one we look forward to every year.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n Note<\/em>: \u00a0As always, these birds were not baited, set up\u00a0or called in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These three images are of a mated pair of Short-eared Owls taken two years ago at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in\u00a0southwest Montana. \u00a01\/1250, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc This is the male delivering a vole to his family.\u00a0 As you can see from my techs\u00a0I had to max out my settings (especially on the last two images) to try to get enough shutter speed for flight shots.\u00a0 Each of these photos was taken on different mornings but the light\u00a0was consistently a challenge while we were there. \u00a0\u00a01\/800, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0This is the elusive female.\u00a0 I got very few shots of her\u00a0because she spent most of\u00a0the time on the nest with her two chicks and I rarely saw her fly. \u00a01\/800, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc Another look at the male. There’s a good reason for the timing of this post –\u00a0we’re at Red Rock right now (I prepared this post before leaving and post-dated publication)\u00a0and anticipation of this trip had me thinking about these wonderful owls again.\u00a0 We’d have to be pretty lucky to find cooperative owls again but if not there should be plenty of other birds to work with.\u00a0 The biggest challenge on this trip is likely to be light.\u00a0 Red Rocks is right on the continental divide and early summer weather up there is volatile and often down-right scary – especially when you’re pulling a camping trailer over 30 miles of dirt roads!\u00a0 These trips are…<\/p>\n![\"short-eared-owl-5197\"](\"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/short-eared-owl-5197.jpg\" "\\"short-eared-owl-5197\\"")
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