{"id":115512,"date":"2023-08-29T04:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=115512"},"modified":"2023-08-29T04:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:11:40","slug":"molting-and-shaggy-immature-common-raven-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/08\/29\/molting-and-shaggy-immature-common-raven-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Molting And Shaggy Immature Common Raven Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

I enjoyed photographing this molting, shaggy immature Common Raven yesterday morning while I was high in the Wasatch Mountains.<\/p>\n

\"MoltingMolting immature Common Raven portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/3200, ISO 2000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Oddly, I was in Summit County and the young raven was in Morgan County when I took this portrait. I had just crossed the county line when I turned around to take images of the ravens I found there. There was one adult and three young Common Ravens in that area. The adult wouldn’t cooperate and kept moving away from me, but this immature raven stuck around.<\/p>\n

The immature Common Raven<\/span><\/a> is undergoing a molt which is why it looks so shaggy. The other young ravens that were nearby looked this raggedy too.<\/p>\n

Aesthetically, this probably isn’t the most appealing photo of an immature Common Raven that I have ever taken, but it accurately shows the phase the young raven was going through. The short head and facial feathers make the young ravens bill look even larger.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the morning while I was driving up into the mountains, I saw a pair of Common Ravens snuggled next to each other on a tree branch. I cursed my bad luck at the time because there wasn’t any way for me to safely stop and photograph those ravens on the narrow, winding road. Instead, I was able to take images of this young raven.<\/p>\n

In just a short period of time this immature Common Raven will look less shaggy and more appealing to other people.<\/p>\n

Me?<\/p>\n

I really like this portrait because it shows what molt actually looks like in these large corvids up close.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Common Raven photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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