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Burrowing Owl

Speótyto cuniculária

Description:

This owl took up residence in a crack near the roadside left by last summer’s drought.

Habitat:

Usually abandoned Prairie Dog burrows as it’s also known around here as the Prairie Dog Owl.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Apple
Apple 12 years ago
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl


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9 Comments

Phil_S
Phil_S 11 years ago

Love the series! Especially the first pic. The look on the owl's face is priceless. This would make a great pic for a caption contest should PN ever decide to host one.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

beautiful!!

JesusRocha
JesusRocha 12 years ago

nicee!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Ooh, Nice!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely spot! We saw these in Marathon keys Florida living in the storm drains!
Welcome to Project Noah Jim!

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

What a very beautiful and interesting creature!

ikissedameow
ikissedameow 12 years ago

Beautiful owl!

Great shots!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

So cute! Great pics!

Jim West
Spotted by
Jim West

Ferris, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jan 29, 2012
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012

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