Forget looking up in the trees to find these guys. They are burrowing owls, which means that they live on the ground or under it. In fact, they often take advantage of the hard work of tunnelers such as prairie dogs or gophers by building their nests in the burrows they dug and abandoned. Think of burrowing owls as squatters of the avian world. You"ll find these 7½- to 11-inch birds in North and South America, especially in grasslands, farming areas, or dry expanses with vegetation that is close to the ground.
Burrowing owls
Today in History
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Maybe we should be looking up
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‘Fringe’ takes center stage as Edinburgh celebrates the arts
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Tulips, Netherlands
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A magnificent monolith
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World Meerkat Day
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Festivus
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World Frog Day
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Asteroid Day
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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A wild and scenic scene
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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Kelp buddies
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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Happy Panda Day!
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A wonder in winter
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Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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Meandering through Patagonia
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South Padre Island, Texas
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Merry Christmas!
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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World Book Day
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Nothing plain about it
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