{"id":8898,"date":"2013-07-14T03:45:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T09:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8898"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:41:22","slug":"weathered-wood-and-a-great-horned-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/07\/14\/weathered-wood-and-a-great-horned-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Weathered Wood and a Great Horned Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-143526 size-full\" title=\"Female adult Great Horned Owl in a Montana granary window. 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