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Funny Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida

funny owl looking with wide and curious eyes at the camera

Burrowing Owl Perching On Field

The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) (Portuguese: coruja-buraqueira) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open dry area with low vegetation

Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia, is endangered in Canada.

Portrait of a barn owl in a hole of the old barn. The typical white heart shaped face is clearly visible. For this kind of owls is common to living near humans.

Taken in Costa Mesa, this fluffy and adorable barn owl spreads its wings to soar over the grassy lands.

Barn owl seen here in flight over the grassland. The barn owl is found all over the world, a nocturnal bird and have a very acute hearing which they use for hunting small mammals.

Flying Burrowing Owl at home on the Montana prairie in USA of North America.

owl in the middle of the brazilian cerrado

$Portrait of eurasian eagle-owl \nor Iberian eagle-owl, the larger owl. The Eurasian eagle-owl is largely nocturnal in activity, as are most owl species, with its activity focused in the first few hours after sunset and the last few hours before sunrise.$

Paraguay - Itapua - Trinidad - Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) in a protective threatening pose on the grass in front of its burrow with blurred background

Close shot of an eagle owl starting to fly.

Photo taken in São Paulo, Brazil

Burrowing owl on grassy ground

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Burrowing Owl perched, La Pampa Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Owl perched in the grass

Burrowing Owl in a meadow of blooms

Photo taken in Apucarana, Brazil

A burrowing owl perches gracefully on a piece of dead wood, its large, round eyes scanning the surroundings with quiet vigilance. The weathered wood provides a perfect contrast to the owl's soft, mottled feathers, creating a striking image of stillness and alertness. With its small, compact body and delicate features, the owl blends seamlessly into its environment, embodying both the resilience and adaptability of this remarkable species as it watches over its territory.

Common bird in the Brazilian savannah

Young Shoco or Burrowing owl, in nesting area. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.

A small bird, its average size is 21.5 to 28.5 cm (males) and 22 to 25 cm (females). It weighs between 110 and 285 g (males) and 150 to 265 g (females). It has a round, untufted head, and its eyes are arranged side by side in the same plane. The eyebrows are white and the eyes are yellow. The coloration is earthy, mimetic, and may present rusty plumage tones caused by purple soils (adventitious coloration). Unlike most owls, the male is slightly larger than the female, and females are usually darker than males, especially on the face. It has a smooth, silent flight. It has to turn its neck because its large eyes are arranged side by side in the same plane. This frontal position gives the owl binocular vision (it sees an object with both eyes at the same time). This means the owl can see objects in three dimensions—height, width, and depth. The burrowing owl's eyes are quite large—in some owl subspecies, even larger than its brain—to improve its efficiency in low-light conditions, better capturing and processing available light. In addition to its privileged vision, the burrowing owl has excellent hearing, enabling it to locate its prey using only this sense.

The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, with yellow eyes, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America.

Spotted wood owl

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