Wintertime and Short-eared Owl

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Liz Peterson

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1/1600 • f/6.3 • ISO 6400 • OM System OM-1 • 500mm • OM System M. Zuiko 150-400 mm TC

Short-eared Owls are winter visitors in western New York where they hunt over harvested farm fields and survey from bare trees. On this crisp, icy December afternoon, owls and Northern Harriers started scouring the landscape well before sunset and scenes of solitary survival skills were on view all around.

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

www.rayhennessy.com
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