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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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Fog above the forest
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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The dog days of summer
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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National Gardening Week
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It’s oh so quiet
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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Halloween
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In praise of the pipes
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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High alpine color in Colorado
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It s Census Day—make it count
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Everest s shadow on the Himalayas
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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