{"id":26412,"date":"2015-07-06T05:59:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T11:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=26412"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:30:35","slug":"burrowing-owl-juvenile-taking-a-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/07\/06\/burrowing-owl-juvenile-taking-a-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"Burrowing Owl Juvenile Taking A Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BurrowingBurrowing Owl juvenile taking a dive – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

When I looked at this Burrowing Owl image on my monitor I had to chuckle because in a strange way it reminded me of myself when I first dove off of a 10 meter platform and how my toes were the last to let go.<\/p>\n

There is that moment when you just have to take the leap.<\/p>\n

In a split second I caught the moment in time just before the Burrowing Owl<\/span><\/a> juvenile spread its wings and its talons let go of the barbed wire as it dove towards the burrow below.<\/p>\n

It might be the look of concentration of this owl that made me chuckle by realizing that I probably had that same look just before leaving that platform 33 feet above the water.<\/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":"

When I looked at this Burrowing Owl image on my monitor I had to chuckle because in a strange way it reminded me of myself when I first dove off of a 10 meter platform and how my toes were the last to let 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