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Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in!

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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 21, 2013 6:58:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Jun 21, 2013 6:58:02 GMT -5 Not an expert.Do not know.Daughter sounds like the best option.

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Like the article says, the male also feeds. After being handled by human hands, he may or may not take it back, IMO, depends on whether or not the human smell bothers him or lessening of his nesting instinct as days go by. . .

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grayfingers Cave Dweller Member since November 2007 Posts: 4,575	Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 21, 2013 7:15:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grayfingers on Jun 21, 2013 7:15:11 GMT -5 Bread and milk is good baby bird food too, good hydration. Chunk it up small, soak and offer in small pieces held in fingers. My mom was an old school animal doc. She was always raising some wild waif.
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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,834	Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 21, 2013 9:54:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Jun 21, 2013 9:54:00 GMT -5 Grayfingers, thanks! That is what I needed to hear.
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owls seem to have left. No babies were ever seen. I am here 5 days a week. Maybe they fledged and the family left over the weekend, or

There is a pair of squirrels working the hole now.......................

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 27, 2013 18:41:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Jun 27, 2013 18:41:54 GMT -5 So who dug the initial hole? I suppose the burrowing owl. So can that owl dig efficiently?

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 27, 2013 20:32:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2013 20:32:01 GMT -5 I dunno. I think they use squirrel holes. I cannot imagine an owl actually digging.

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That was easy to look up.
Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) are so named because they live underground in burrows that have been dug out by small mammals like ground squirrels and prairie dogs. They are covered in brown spotted feathers and have long legs. They also sport distinctive white “eyebrows” above bright yellow eyes. They are one of the smallest owls in North America.

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Burrowing owl - new pic - they moved in! Jun 27, 2013 21:55:40 GMT -5

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Some nice close up pics. Pretty cool.
Them ol hoot owls can get pretty loud at night when they hoot hoot. Use to hearing them from a distance but every once in a blue moon they are in the back tree line. Wouldnt imagine they would be so loud until they are in the back yard.

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