Tag: owl

Burrowing Owls — A Watchful Pair

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Lately, I’ve been keeping an eye on a pair of Burrowing Owls, and in this image they’re obviously keeping an eye on me. It’s breeding season for these birds and shortly, the

Burrowing Owl — A Knowing Wink?

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. We humans tend to attribute human characteristics to many of the life forms that we encounter. We think of animal behavior in human terms when, to the animal, the behavior means something

Burrowing Owl — Excavator

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Most owl species don’t build their own nests. They appropriate nests built by other birds or they lay their eggs in some location that they find to be acceptable. Great Horned Owls,

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