{"id":130213,"date":"2024-07-05T02:58:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=130213"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T22:22:52","slug":"young-barred-owl-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/05\/young-barred-owl-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Barred Owl Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was especially thrilled to photograph young Barred Owls yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a>. There were two of them hanging out in some willows.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Barred Owl perched in a willow tree \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/320, ISO 1600, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

On my last trip to the refuge, I didn’t see a single Barred Owl. The trip there yesterday more than made up for that. I figured that most of the young Barred Owls at the refuge were older, on their own, and staying well away from the roadsides which meant these two were a surprise.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Barred Owl in summer \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/320, ISO 1600, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The light was nice, the branches were far enough away from the majority of the willow leaves so they weren’t terribly distracting, and the young owls gave me time to focus on them.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Barred Owl on a hot summer morning \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/400, ISO 1600, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

These last two photos are sequential and one frame apart. I couldn’t decide whether I liked a vertical presentation of the young Barred Owl more than a horizontal presentation and decided to share one of each.<\/p>\n

And why not?<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Barred Owl perched in an old willow tree \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/400, ISO 1600, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The young Barred Owls didn’t stick around for long. I’m happy with most of the photos I took. These owls made me smile.<\/p>\n

Even though I missed my mother a lot yesterday, thought of her often, and wished I could have shared these young owls with her over the phone, I know she would have been happy for me. She always was.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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