{"id":99890,"date":"2022-02-14T04:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=99890"},"modified":"2022-02-14T04:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:37:22","slug":"adult-great-horned-owl-my-best-find-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/02\/14\/adult-great-horned-owl-my-best-find-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Great Horned Owl – My Best Find Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Great Horned Owl on a February morning \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

My best find yesterday morning was a resting adult Great Horned Owl that I spotted in a thicket next to a field while traveling 40 to 45 miles per hour. Pointing the owl out in the tangle of branches was not as easy as finding the owl but eventually I succeeded.<\/p>\n

I am never not looking for birds<\/span><\/a>. If you know me even a little you are very aware of that fact. And the fact is that it pays off for me that I am never not looking for birds and for the people that I am with.<\/p>\n

The first thing I saw was the bright yellow eyes of this Great Horned Owl then its face and bulky body.<\/p>\n

\"GreatGreat Horned Owl resting in a thicket \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I suppose that I could wish that the Great Horned Owl had been resting out in the open instead of in a thicket but I won’t. Yes, there are a lot of branches and I guess you could call this setting messy and distracting.<\/p>\n

But this is where the owl chose to rest and this is where I photographed it. The only thing I can do as a bird photographer in a situation like this is my best.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Great Horned Owl resting in a thicket \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I do wonder though how many people drove right past this big Great Horned Owl and never saw it at all. Maybe everyone except me.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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