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Prairie dog owl or Burrowing owl, german Kaninchenkauz

Athene cunicularia

Description:

Burrowing owl or german "Kaninchenkauz" ( Athene cunicularia ) who came daily to the door of our house in the countryside of Cordoba, Argentina, just watching us up to 2 meters close.

Habitat:

Dry desertlike landscapes in Argentina

Notes:

Burrowing owl or german "Kaninchenkauz" ( Athene cunicularia ) who came daily to the door of our house in the countryside of Cordoba, Argentina, just watching us up to 2 meters close.

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3 Comments

SaskiaMarloh
SaskiaMarloh 2 years ago

Thanks Alice and Aman!!

Aman
Aman 2 years ago

Stunning. Thank you for sharing these.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 2 years ago

Lovely pictures and story! Sounds like a guard.

Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina

Lat: -31.65, Long: -64.43

Spotted on Feb 11, 2009
Submitted on Jun 11, 2011

Spotted for mission

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