{"id":18267,"date":"2014-12-29T05:09:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T11:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=18267"},"modified":"2022-10-22T05:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T11:41:32","slug":"golden-eagle-in-falling-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/12\/29\/golden-eagle-in-falling-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagle in falling snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-100238 size-full\" title=\"Golden Eagle in falling snow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Eagle in falling snow, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/golden-eagle-snow-mia-mcpherson-8632.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><br \/>\nYesterday morning found me on <a href=\"https:\/\/stateparks.utah.gov\/parks\/antelope-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> in low light and falling snow with a pair of Golden Eagles wishing for better light and clear skies. I took hundreds of frames of the two Golden Eagles hoping that just a few would be presentable and there were a few that are similar to this frame that are definitely high key.<\/p>\n<p>I hope one of these days I will find Golden Eagles in great light because they have been a nemesis for me. When I see them in great light they are out of range, or I can&#8217;t get to them, a car goes by or something gets in the way. Until that day comes I will be happy with this photo of a Golden Eagle in falling snow on a winter day in northern Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Bird photography&#8230; it isn&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/golden-eagle-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Golden Eagle photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday morning found me on Antelope Island in low light and falling snow with a pair of Golden Eagles wishing for better light and clear 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