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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 12 years ago

Thanks Alice and Aman!!

Aman
Aman 12 years ago

Stunning. Thank you for sharing these.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely pictures and story! Sounds like a guard.

SaskiaMarloh
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SaskiaMarloh

Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina

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

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