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\"FemaleFemale Short-eared Owl stretching on a leaning fence post – Nikon D810, f10, 1\/640, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed a wonderful series of images of this beautiful female Short-eared Owl last week in northern Utah and haven’t even begun to have enough time to review and edit the photos I took of her yet but I wanted to at least share one image of her today. I really liked this frame of the female Short-eared Owl stretching on a leaning fence post because of the eye contact, the view of her talons, fanned out tail, and extended wing.<\/p>\n

The background is an area of lush grasses and short rushes and because of my choice of depth of field plus the bokeh of my lens I feel that the background has a luminous quality to it that I find quite appealing when contrasted with the colors and softness of this owl’s plumage and the rough texture of the leaning fence post.<\/p>\n

What I find amazing is seeing cars and trucks zipping past this owl who was perched close to the road in rural Box Elder County<\/span><\/a> and they appeared to not even see her. I am so glad I have trained my<\/em> eyes to look for birds everywhere I go. I can’t imagine not looking for them.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

This image was taken after I photographed the trio of Short-eared Owl chicks<\/span><\/a> I posted last week and in a different area of northern Utah. <\/em><\/p>\n

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

I really liked this frame of the female Short-eared Owl stretching on a leaning fence post because of the eye contact, the view of her talons, fanned out tail and extended wing. 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