{"id":253,"date":"2011-03-26T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/?p=253"},"modified":"2011-12-06T01:25:05","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T09:25:05","slug":"short-eared-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Short-eared Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given the success of the other day I headed out to Boundary Bay again in the late afternoon. The owls were active with one frequenting the marsh close to the dyke.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW064.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW064.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW064-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW064-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Short-eared did not seem to mind our presence landing close by and ruffling its feathers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-256 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW065.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW065.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW065-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW065-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Flight shots can be difficult with a long lens when the bird is this close as you can see here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-257 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But I did manage a few at a better distance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-258 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067b.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067b-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067b-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067c.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067c-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW067c-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW068.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW068.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW068-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW068-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shot of the day though came when I managed to get the owl landing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW069.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW069.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW069-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW069-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then finished with a more classic pose on a stump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262 \" title=\"Short-eared Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW071.jpg\" alt=\"Short-eared Owl\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW071.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW071-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crazym.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/SEOW071-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short-eared Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a great afternoon with this Short-eared Owl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the success of the other day I headed out to Boundary Bay again in the late afternoon. The owls were active with one frequenting the marsh close to the dyke. This Short-eared did not seem to mind our presence landing close by and ruffling its feathers. Flight shots can be difficult with a long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=253\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Short-eared Owl&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birding-in-british-columbia","category-boundary-bay","tag-short-eared-owl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1717,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/1717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}