{"id":62203,"date":"2019-12-25T07:12:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=62203"},"modified":"2024-11-08T07:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:48:08","slug":"christmas-morning-snowfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/12\/25\/christmas-morning-snowfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Morning Snowfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SnowySnowy trees<\/span><\/p>\n

It is still dark here in northern Utah but I can tell there is some fresh snow on the ground so I guess that makes this a white Christmas even if the white stuff melts before the sun comes up over the mountains. Or later today it might even look like the photo above. It is still too early to tell.<\/p>\n

\"SnowySnowy Peregrine Falcon<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve taken a lot of photos on Christmas morning throughout the years in all kinds of weather from bright and sunny to foggy, snowy and gray. I’m not sure what to expect from the weather here at all today but I know that if I do get out to photograph today it will be a gift.<\/p>\n

I hope that your day is a gift today as well.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas to everyone!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Mia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is still dark here in northern Utah but I can tell there is some fresh snow on the ground so I guess that makes this a white Christmas even if the white stuff melts before the sun comes up over the 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