Relaxed Burrowing Owl juvenile on a water trough – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 320, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
2015 has been a simply wonderful year. Sure there have been bumps in the road for me but there have been many joys and accomplishments too.
I don’t know how many hours I have spent in the field photographing birds and wildlife this year but I know that every moment has been special and I treasure that. I’ve grown as a photographer, a wildlife advocate, and as a person.
I remember well the day I photographed this juvenile Burrowing Owl in Box Elder County this past July. It was scorching hot and the mosquitoes were ravenous but as I sat alone with my window of my Jeep down taking images of this young owl I felt connected to something much deeper than myself.
You might even say I felt the pulse of nature and through it the world. Any time a person can do that it is what makes life good.
Life is good.
I wanted to thank all of you who read my blog and share your thoughts, insights and knowledge with me and the other people who come to my web site. You are all a gift I treasure. Thank you.
Owl See You in 2016.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Burrowing Owl photos plus facts and information about this species.
Please check out the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network which has changed its name to the Urban Bird Foundation. They are doing great work for Burrowing Owl conservation. Their new vision is “Birds. People. Communities. A better, sustainable living for all.”
Happy 2016 and may you have many hours of wildlife, good light, good health and pleasure.
I look forward to your posts and admire your photographs and world view.
And, life IS good.
Ilze Long
Thank you ALL for your wonderful comments. Dawn has broken and 2016 has begun. I wish you all joy, happiness, light and love.
Happy New Year!
A very fitting play on words for you Mia.
I’m so glad I discovered your blog. I love seeing your wonderful photographs and hearing of your adventures while out and about making these great pictures.
I wish for you a Happy, Healthy and blessed New Year.
–Deborah
Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing your new photos.
Happy New Year, Mia, from a devoted Bad — “cell mate” …thanks for making a rotten year more bearable with your sense of humor, unswayable devotion to our environment and its inhabitants, especially the little feathered ones, and your beautiful, inspiring pictures. You’re a straightshooter and much appreciated by this falling apart old lady. My New Year wish is that you could be cloned…many times over!!! How nice to end this year with a chuckle…Burrowing owls are ALWAYS good for one….or more!
Thank you so much.
2016 has landed here. I hope it brings love, laughter and birds to you.
Thank you Mia!
My life is richer because of your images and thoughts!
Thanks for your devotion and all your hard work Mia. We learn so much from you!
All the best for the new Year Mia! Your straight forward, energetic approach to your art has been a continual inspiration for my own efforts, and I thank you for taking the time and effort to share not only your superior images, but for expressing your appreciation for the miracles we are attempting to observe.
Happy New Year, Mia
I wish you the best in 2016 and thank you for being part of our lives.
Perhaps our paths will cross in the coming year.
Happy New Year to you, Mia. I’ve learned so much from you re wildlife & photography. Thank you. I’m looking forward to your photos of 2016.
Thank you for the beautiful owl, and also thanks for the links. I manage our local Audubon chapter’s website, and I’m always looking for more bird-related news.
Happy New Year to you. May it be birdy and joyful!
Thanks for sharing yourself and your beautiful images with us Mia! Happy New Year!
Happy New, Year. And thank you, I enjoy learning about birds from your blog.
Beautiful photos Mia. Love your Owl passion.
Have a beautiful new year 2016.
Hope your 2016 is as rewarding as 2015 has been for you, Mia!! Thank you for your photographic gift that brings the wonderful world of our wildlife to us, your followers!!!! Happy New Year!!