{"id":57363,"date":"2019-04-20T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=57363"},"modified":"2025-10-14T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:32:53","slug":"male-burrowing-owl-with-blooming-redstem-filaree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/04\/20\/male-burrowing-owl-with-blooming-redstem-filaree\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Burrowing Owl With Blooming Redstem Filaree"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaleMale Burrowing Owl guarding his burrow – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR, natural light, not baited
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday I was lucky enough to find and point out a male Burrowing Owl whose burrow is in front of a clump of Redstem Filaree that is blooming profusely. For me that was a joy because I had two of my favorite subjects in the same frame. Wildflowers and owls.<\/p>\n

I took way too many photos again but I just don’t care, I have learned to take full advantage of cooperative, living subjects. I’d rather have an abundance of images of my subjects than to later regret that I didn’t take enough.<\/p>\n

Burrowing Owls<\/span><\/a> have become harder for me to locate the last few years so when I see them, I photograph them. At first this owl stayed low in his burrow but eventually he came up and showed his whole body.<\/p>\n

I could<\/em> wish that the entirety of his legs and feet showed but to be honest, this view of the owl was satisfying for me and the flowers in the background were the icing on my photographic cake.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Burrowing Owl and Redstem Filaree in bloom – Nikon D500, f11, 1\/400, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Redstem Filaree is a low growing, herbaceous annual or biennial in warmer climates that was introduced into the U.S. in the eighteenth century and at this time of the year it is in full bloom.<\/p>\n

I sure seem to have a wildflower theme going on these past two days!<\/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":"

Yesterday I was lucky enough to find a male Burrowing Owl whose burrow is in front of a clump of Redstem Filaree that is blooming profusely and for me that was a joy because I had two of my favorite subjects in the same frame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_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":[511,27,52,1022,26],"tags":[55,2663,4054,4214,7524,2475,7526,7527,7085,7528,686,4062,3967,294,4353,5064,7525,2208,165,4307],"class_list":["post-57363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-burrowing-owls","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-athene-cunicularia","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-burrow","tag-burrowing-owl","tag-desert-owl","tag-erodium-cicutarium","tag-gopher-owl","tag-ground-owl","tag-guarding","tag-howdy-owl","tag-introduced","tag-male","tag-owl","tag-owls","tag-owls-of-utah","tag-pink-wildflowers","tag-prairie-dog-owl","tag-redstem-filaree","tag-spring","tag-wildflowers"],"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