Athene cunicularia
Burrowing Owls are small (robin sized), terrestrial owls that have long legs, short tails, will hunt day and night and nest in burrows in the ground.
Title: Looks like this juvenile Burrowing Owl needs some coffee!
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: A juvenile Burrowing Owl framed by a barbed wire fence
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: A young Burrowing Owl in early morning light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: A juvenile Burrowing Owl perched in front of a field of grain
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: An adult Burrowing Owl giving me a look of curiosity
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: A Burrowing Owl family at its burrow
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: Two juvenile Burrowing Owls in early morning
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: Relaxed Burrowing Owl juvenile on a water trough
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: Juvenile Burrowing Owl on a big post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/26/2015
Title: Juvenile Burrowing Owl stretching on a fence
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/13/2015
Title: A huge yawn from a juvenile Burrowing Owl
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/13/2015
Title: A juvenile Burrowing Owl perched on a gnarly fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/13/2015
Title: Adult female Burrowing Owl in the desert
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Burrowing Owl juvenile taking a dive
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: A female Burrowing Owl up close
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Adult Burrowing Owl lifting off from rabbitbrush
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/28/2015
Title: Male Burrowing Owl adult watching over his young from a metal post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Burrowing Owl juvenile stretching its wing on a wooden fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Male Burrowing Owl (L) – Female Burrowing Owl (R)
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Burrowing Owl juvenile diving towards prey
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Burrowing Owl juvie stretching one wing
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Juvenile Burrowing Owl ready to lift off
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: A juvenile Burrowing Owl diving towards the burrow
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Focused flight of a juvenile Burrowing Owl
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Dead juvenile Burrowing Owl hung up on barbed wire
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Juvenile Burrowing Owl calling while in flight
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Adult female Burrowing Owl casting a pellet with a juvenile perched below
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Title: Sibling Burrowing Owl juveniles in the desert
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/22/2015