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The burrowing owl is a pint-sized bird that lives in open, treeless areas. The burrowing owl spends most of its time on the ground, where its sandy brown plumage provides camouflage from potential predators. One of Florida's smallest owls, it averages nine inches in height with a wingspan of 21 inches. Owls - Burrowing Owl
I think it might be related to the Saw-whet, which I've only ever seen in Tucson's deserts, though it is supposed to be found all over the continent. They, too, are very small and similar in features.
I think it might be related to the Saw-whet, which I've only ever seen in Tucson's deserts, though it is supposed to be found all over the continent. They, too, are very small and similar in features.
They're beautiful birds, all of them. I had not heard the term "burrowing owl" before and I saw it while browsing the art work where I got my favorite wall hanging titled "Santa Fe Cat Woman." I like to visit and see the artists new work and was drawn to the one at this link. She includes detail on all parts of the painting and it has several endangered creatures and the owl is one of them.
Just received a forwarded email from my aunt in MO, with these interesting photos taken in Colorado Springs... explaining why a couple's rain barrel kept getting emptied....
Apparently the couple didn't take issue with the offender and were happy to give up the water.
DH and I were walking along a riverbank from our campsite years ago, watching a herd of elk in the meadow off to our right. H redirected my attention when he said, "Is that a bear over there in the field ahead?"
I followed his pointing finger to the left of a stand of trees separating the elk from the meadow beyond, and saw what looked to my mind like a very large dog -- until it stood on its hind feet and leaned its hulking upper body forward, including huge paws. (Thankfully it was far enough distant that I could not see the claws that I knew were there.) The ruff around its jowls let me know it was a grizzly; black bears have smooth jowls.
We stood transfixed as the elk began getting nervous and started calling out to one another. It was spring and there were calves in the herd. They knew it was there, somewhere, by the way they acted.
No sooner did it drop down to all fours and start heading toward them through the trees that separated them from it, than they launched off to the right, away from it (and us, thank God!).
We didn't stick around to learn the end of the story, but backed up our path until we were certain it had not scented us, and then hightailed it back to camp!
I wouldn't let DH leave the dogs out unless we were outside, and we were very careful with our meal preparations and clean up that stay.
Never saw it, again.
On a more domestic front (or back, as it was)... we saw a Stellar Jay in our yard yesterday. They are infrequent visitors, usually to bury peanuts in the sand in our backyard.
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