{"id":1624,"date":"2010-12-12T05:45:41","date_gmt":"2010-12-12T11:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2024-09-28T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T15:24:16","slug":"short-eared-owl-in-a-fog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/12\/12\/short-eared-owl-in-a-fog\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-eared Owl In A Fog"},"content":{"rendered":"

I shared other images of this female Short-eared Owl in a fog back in November, the post was titled Short-eared Owl female \u2013 13 minutes of joy<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Many of those images were taken using between 280-400mm, with these images I backed the zoom all the way back to 200mm because the owl had been exhibiting behavior that indicated she might take off soon and I hoped to get some flight shots when she did.<\/p>\n

\"VerticalVertical Short-eared Owl female – <\/strong>D200, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 400, 0.0 EV, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately when she did take flight my shutter speed was too slow to get any sharp images of her lifting off and the fog that was present made for tricky exposures but I enjoy these images all the same. I like the head on stare I was getting from her in the image above.<\/p>\n

\"HorizontalHorizontal Short-eared Owl female – <\/strong>D200, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 400, 0.0 EV, 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I like the second photo because it shows the owl looking at something in the distance, completely comfortable with my presence and the beautiful yellow of her eyes. The fog lends a wonderful atmosphere and the subtle hues of the background compliment the colors of the owl.<\/p>\n

I hope to find some Short-eared Owls this winter in Utah, I think that some snow would make for a lovely setting for these\u00a0delightful & enchanting birds.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I hope to find some Short-eared Owls this winter in Utah, I think that some snow would make for a lovely setting for these delightful & enchanting birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1513,27,223,12,608,130],"tags":[4004,4114,215,2663,4070,3984,156,3967,294,4104,3971],"class_list":["post-1624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-avian","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","category-short-eared-owls","tag-adult","tag-asio-flammeus","tag-bird-id","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-female","tag-foggy","tag-low-light-2","tag-owl","tag-owls","tag-perched","tag-short-eared-owl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/short-eared-owl-female-post-mia-mcpherson-8631.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-qc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13721,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/20\/short-eared-owls-photographed-in-fog-and-evening-light\/","url_meta":{"origin":1624,"position":0},"title":"Short-eared Owls photographed in fog and evening light","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Both images are appealing to me because I enjoy the foggy softness of the female Short-eared Owl image and the warm, golden tones of the male Short-eared Owl photo.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Female Short-eared Owl photographed in a lake fog","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/short-eared-owl-female-thumbnail-mia-mcpherson-8624.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/short-eared-owl-female-thumbnail-mia-mcpherson-8624.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/short-eared-owl-female-thumbnail-mia-mcpherson-8624.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1283,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/11\/12\/short-eared-owl-female-13-minutes-of-joy\/","url_meta":{"origin":1624,"position":1},"title":"Short-eared Owl female – 13 minutes of joy","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A foggy morning at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge brought me 13 minutes of joy after spotting a shape on the gravel road, it was a female Short-eared Owl and she flew up and landed on a post not too far from the road.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Female Short-eared Owl staring, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/short-eared-owl-female-mia-mcpherson-montana-8490.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/short-eared-owl-female-mia-mcpherson-montana-8490.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/short-eared-owl-female-mia-mcpherson-montana-8490.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13922,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/28\/female-short-eared-owl-on-a-snowy-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":1624,"position":2},"title":"Female Short-eared Owl On A Snowy Day","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"One year ago today the sky was cloudy, the fog was thick and the snow was blowing in northern Utah. 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