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burrowing owl / snowy egret

Athene cunicularia

Description:

Borrowing owl in foreground and snowy egret in background.

Habitat:

On sand dunes by the channel in Marina del Ray, close to the Pacific Ocean.

Notes:

Unusual to see an owl in broad daylight, in Los Angeles no less!

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3 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Hello brent, I started a Southern California Wildlife mission. I hope you'll consider adding your So-Cal spotting(s). http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7964...

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

I would never have thought to see that combination of birds...neat!

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Very cool combo! Burrowing Owls are really neat birds!

brent
Spotted by
brent

LA, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 21, 2011
Submitted on Dec 21, 2011

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