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\"AdultAdult Burrowing Owl at sunrise – Nikon D7100, f6.3, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Burrowing Owls have become harder to find on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> than they have been in the past so I was happy to spot this one three days ago.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t so happy to see that the Burrowing Owl was banded but it has also gotten more difficult to find Burrowing Owls on the island that aren’t. The banding program on the island is to find out more information about Burrowing Owls because their populations are declining rapidly throughout the western United States.<\/p>\n

I love the golden light and how this adult Burrowing Owl was turned towards the rising sun.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Burrowing Owls have become harder to find on Antelope Island State Park than they have been in the past so I was happy to spot this one three days ago. 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