Burrowing Owl

CUTE! This is one word that best describes the Burrowing Owl. They live underground in tunnels which they dig themselves or use burrows dug by prairie dogs, skunks, tortoises, or armadillos. They usually hunt at night but are often seen in the daytime standing near the entrance to their burrow. The birds pictured here were taken in Cape Coral, FL. Their burrows are mostly located in the empty lots of residential neighborhoods. They seem to coexist with man as long as man just leaves them a hole or two to crawl into.