{"id":40562,"date":"2016-07-18T03:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T09:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=40562"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:55:18","slug":"short-eared-owl-in-flight-over-a-wet-meadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/07\/18\/short-eared-owl-in-flight-over-a-wet-meadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-eared Owl In Flight Over A Wet Meadow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile Short-eared Owl in flight – Nikon D810, f6.3, 1\/3200, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I spent time with several Short-eared Owls in Beaverhead County<\/span><\/a>, Montana knowing it would be my last morning spent photographing this trip. I hoped for opportunities with owls, raptors, and maybe a few songbirds in soft morning light. I didn’t really get the songbirds but I did get my wish with owls and raptors. The sky was clear, temps were in the upper 40’s to low 50’s, and it felt absolutely marvelous to me.<\/p>\n

This Short-eared Owl in flight over a wet meadow was just one of my favorite images taken yesterday in the Centennial Valley. I had taken a series of images of it perched on a fence post and when I could see that it was getting ready to lift off I focused and waited until it took flight. I was very happy with this frame because of the down-swept wings, the light and the layers of colors in the background. I had enough shutter speed to practically freeze the motion in the wings too.<\/p>\n

I will hate to leave the cooler temperatures I have been experiencing here for the much warmer ones in the Salt Lake Valley but it is time to head home. It has been a fantastic journey and as usual I will be sad to leave.<\/p>\n

But there are birds in Utah calling to me.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/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":"

This Short-eared Owl in flight over a wet meadow was just one of my favorite images taken yesterday in the Centennial Valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1513,27,223,12,130],"tags":[4114,2663,4052,4122,4071,3967,294,4057,3971,5434,5271],"class_list":["post-40562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-avian","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-short-eared-owls","tag-asio-flammeus","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-juvenile","tag-owl","tag-owls","tag-sagebrush","tag-short-eared-owl","tag-valley","tag-wet-meadow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t