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Athene cunicularia
The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a tiny but long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation
Grasslands
I found this amazing creature among other three specimens, however I only took shots of one of them.
Spotted on Dec 30, 2012
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013
4 Comments
Great eye contact!
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Note: the nest this species do are really similar to the ones the prairie dogs make.
Thanks harsuame!
fantásticas series::