{"id":55984,"date":"2019-02-08T06:40:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T13:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=55984"},"modified":"2025-12-16T06:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:35:02","slug":"common-raven-in-flight-over-a-sagebrush-steppe-in-utahs-dixie-national-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/02\/08\/common-raven-in-flight-over-a-sagebrush-steppe-in-utahs-dixie-national-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Raven In Flight Over A Sagebrush Steppe In Utah’s Dixie National Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CommonCommon Raven in flight over a sagebrush steppe – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

If someone asked me what my favorite birds are I’d have a hard time answering and I might just say that it is the bird I have in my viewfinder. There are some birds that make my heart beat a little faster such as owls, hummingbirds, warblers, upland game birds, raptors, cranes, and corvids.<\/p>\n

The birds I listed are all so different and they “call” to me in different ways but I can say each of them is always a thrill for me to photograph. All birds are really.<\/p>\n

I know from experience that Common Ravens can be easy to photograph in some locations. For example in Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks the ravens I saw there seemed fearless to me and would practically walk or fly right up to people.<\/p>\n

In other locations I’ve found them to be very skittish and a challenge to keep in my viewfinder so when I can I love to photograph them on the wing, perched or on the ground.<\/p>\n

Four years ago in March I was on a sagebrush steppe in the Dixie National Forest<\/span><\/a> in Wayne County, Utah. I had a Common Raven that was close enough to get a few images of it in flight and it excited me.<\/p>\n

Why wouldn’t it?<\/p>\n

The light was just perfect to capture the gleaming black plumage of the raven and I liked how this photo shows its feet curled up below its ebony body. As I recall the raven had just taken off from the ground when I took this image.<\/p>\n

It is a simple photo but one I find visually appealing and also one that brings back memories of the incredible beauty of the wilderness found in the Dixie National Forest and the Aquarius Plateau<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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