Small ground dwelling Owl with long legs a round head yellow eyes and white eyebrows. Sandy colored on the head brown with white speckling on breast and wings. <br />
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The Burrowing Owl nests in a hole on the ground. They are able to dig their own but much prefer using those left by skunks and other small mammals.    <br />
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Often easy to spot because they are active in daylight and nest on the ground in burrows often in dirt berms along roads in agricultural areas.    <br />
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Range: In North America mid-western states Southern California and Mexico    <br />
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Species: Athene cunicularia