Burrowing owl limbers up, takes a practice flight in preparation for migration
A fun, surprise encounter with a burrowing owl this past weekend in a spot I hadn’t seen any this year. It put on a nice show, as these little guys…
Burrowing owl comes in for a landing
I dunno. Maybe I am being paranoid but doesn’t he look a little grumpy? Like he doesn’t appreciate me sticking a camera in his face? :-D Going back to May…
Western kingbird dive bombs a burrowing owl
I have said it before, kingbirds are jerks, and have posted photographic evidence of it before. I’ve seen these fearless birds take on hawks and even eagles. Last weekend, this…
“Hello? Is someone there?”
My first burrowing owl owlet of the season from yesterday. There were at least three at this spot but its siblings scurried underground when they realized I was there. That's…
Burrowing owl balancing act
I haven’t been able to go see these little guys in a few weeks so this pic goes back to the end of last month. It had been rainy and…
“Yeah, that’s about enough with the rain!”
A burrowing owl shows its disdain for the recent weather conditions on the Colorado Front Range. :-D We do truly need the moisture so it isn’t all bad but it…