{"id":39841,"date":"2016-05-31T04:52:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T10:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=39841"},"modified":"2021-09-12T04:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T10:12:49","slug":"nature-is-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/05\/31\/nature-is-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature is calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RedRed Rock Lakes NWR and an expansive sky – Nikon D200, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 320, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

And I am answering her call.<\/p>\n

It has been too long since I woke up hearing the sounds of Sandhill Cranes trumpeting instead of the sounds of the city. It has been too long since I stared up at the stars overhead without the city lights getting in the way.<\/p>\n

I spent yesterday morning out photographing more Short-eared and Burrowing Owls but decided this morning to give my viewers a break from owls and share a bit of the scenery that refreshes me.<\/p>\n

I’m not all that sure where I will sleep tonight but it won’t be in the city. I need a healthy dose of wilderness.<\/p>\n

I’ll be wandering like a gypsy for a bit and I don’t know if I will be able to post from the road but I am happy to be off on another new amazing adventure.<\/p>\n

Life is good, right?<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red Rock Lakes NWR photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nature is calling and I am answering her call. I am happy to be off on another new amazing adventure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39840,"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":[1513,223,12,608],"tags":[4101,5178,4094,4069,519,4018],"class_list":["post-39841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-clouds","tag-lake","tag-marsh","tag-mountains","tag-nature","tag-sky"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/red-rock-lakes-wild-things-sky-mia-mcpherson-7464.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-amB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2484,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2011\/06\/12\/montana-short-eared-owls\/","url_meta":{"origin":39841,"position":0},"title":"Montana Short-eared Owls","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 12, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I will soon be on the road back to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southern Montana, another one of my favorite locations on this planet.","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":"Male Short-eared Owl with prey for chicks, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/short-eared-owl-male-montana-mia-mcpherson-8924.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/short-eared-owl-male-montana-mia-mcpherson-8924.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/short-eared-owl-male-montana-mia-mcpherson-8924.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/short-eared-owl-male-montana-mia-mcpherson-8924.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14392,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/02\/19\/the-centennial-valley-of-montana-beckons-to-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":39841,"position":1},"title":"The Centennial Valley of Montana beckons to me","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Centennial Valley says \"home\" to me with the expansive views it offers of not only the valley but the Centennial Mountains and the Lower Lake and beyond. 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