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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Burrowing Owl, Sinclair Road, Near Niland, California Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Burrowing Owl, Gentry Road, Near Niland, California Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Burrowing Owl With Desert Vole, Sinclair Road, Near Niland, California Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
BURROWING OWL FACTS
DescriptionThe Burrowing Owl is a small ground dwelling owl with long legs and a short tail. The body is brown with white speckles. The breast is off white or pale brown with darker brown speckles. The face is mainly white with brown around the bill. It does not have ear tufts. The legs are bare, the bill is gray and the eyes are large and yellow. Size length 22cm - 28cm Environment dry grasslands, deserts. Lives in burrows. Food insects, small frogs, lizards, rodents. Breeding Burrowing owls nest underground. Thy dig their own burrow, or use burrows dug by prairie dogs or pocket gophers. The nesting chamber is lined with grass and roots. The female owl lays seven to nine round white eggs which hatch after about 28 days. Range The Burrowing Owl is found western North America, and drier parts of Central and South America. Classification
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