{"id":75462,"date":"2020-11-22T05:11:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T12:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=75462"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:32:09","slug":"adult-common-raven-on-a-sign-at-bear-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/11\/22\/adult-common-raven-on-a-sign-at-bear-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Common Raven On A Sign At Bear River MBR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CommonCommon Raven on a sign at Bear River MBR \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 500, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to share a simple Common Raven perched on a sign at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a> image today. I took this photo last week while on the auto route after I spotted the raven with the distant Promontory Mountains in the background.<\/p>\n

I’ve had a hard time getting close to Common Ravens unless I am at Yellowstone or Grand Canyon National Parks or places where ravens patrol the parking areas looking for food that tourists have dropped.<\/p>\n

But I enjoy seeing these large corvids. In fact, I adore them. And why wouldn’t I? I admire their glossy black plumage and how I usually spot them in pairs. This Common Raven looked to be alone but there was another raven foraging on the ground across the river that this bird could see.<\/p>\n

Because the vehicle that I was riding in wasn’t turned off yet I missed some photos of this bird jumping up and down on this sign and the few photos I got of it jumping were soft. A few weeks ago I missed out on taking portraits of a Common Raven perched on a fence post out in the West Desert for the same exact reason.<\/p>\n

These corvids aren’t a nemesis species for me now but I do miss out on a lot of photos of them because they are so skittish. Even a ding from a vehicle can make them take off immediately. I wish I could communicate with Common Ravens and tell them that I mean them no harm. Because I never do.<\/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":"

This Common Raven looked to be alone but there was another raven foraging on the ground across the river that this bird could 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