{"id":119450,"date":"2024-01-02T03:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T10:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=119450"},"modified":"2024-01-02T03:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T10:42:26","slug":"common-raven-my-first-of-year-bird-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/01\/02\/common-raven-my-first-of-year-bird-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Raven – My First Of Year Bird 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

My first of year bird for 2024 was a Common Raven I found yesterday morning on my way out to the auto tour loop of Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"CommonCommon Raven at Bear River MBR on New Year’s Day 2024 \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 1250, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was lucky that I even saw the first raven, it was simply that foggy yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

When I travel to Bear River MBR I leave home when it is still pitch dark outside. It takes me about an hour to get to the I-15 exit I use to get to the refuge. Yesterday morning I knew it was foggy up north, I just didn’t know how foggy it would get before I got there.<\/p>\n

I did know that I wouldn’t see my first bird of 2024 until after sunrise and that it would most likely happen near the refuge.<\/p>\n

I had gotten off of I-15 and was on Forest Street, heading towards the Reeder Overflow bridge, when a Common Raven flew across the road in front of my Jeep in the thick fog. Because of the fog, I couldn’t photograph that raven safely and because I can’t photograph through my windshield.<\/p>\n

I was excited to have a Common Raven be the first bird I saw in the New Year. Later in the morning, I was able to photograph the raven above from the north side of the auto tour loop. The fog wasn’t an issue on the auto tour route at all.<\/p>\n

\"BearBear River MBR cloaked in fog on New Year’s Day 2024 \u2013 Nikon D810, f8, 1\/1000, ISO 400, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 90mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The fog was still a problem when I drove back towards I-15 to head home. I stopped to take photos of the trees in the fog from Bird Refuge Road before the curve towards the east on Forest Road. I thought that the trees looked mystical covered in the frost in the fog.<\/p>\n

Even though it wasn’t all that birdy yesterday at the refuge it was a nice way to start the New Year.<\/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. Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my landscape photos of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge plus facts and information about the refuge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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