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Athene cunicularia
Small owl and one that chooses to make their homes in the ground instead of in trees. Brown
Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Jan 20, 2013
5 Comments
Very nice - I would love to see one of these in the wild/semi-wild!
Christy, yeah it's funny. My license plate says it too and my mom asked me why I would do it. I told her to think about it. Janet Ellis. Jellis
The ones here are fighting for real estate. So they are on the decline. I got word there were 6 in an open field, so I went out there to take some pictures. As I approached one flew into the street. Luckily not a busy one. Expecting it fly to back to the open field, I noticed this one had a small spot near a NO PARKING and STOP sign. So I parked about 40 ft from it and it didn't seem to mind.
It looks so cranky! Maybe it's living next to the traffic noise... ; )
Sweet!! Jellis, I'm jealous!! (how many times have you heard THAT!) ;-)
Great series! (raptor mission!!)