5000 x 3421 px | 42,3 x 29 cm | 16,7 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2008
Ort:
Florida, USA
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Burrowing owl in a tree, funny-looking, like a short fat owl on stilts -large eyes with white "eyebrows" -large wings, stubby tail -long thin legs -feathers are dark brown and light brown spotted with white -underparts are pale brown to white spotted with brown -young do not have spots or bars on their feathers -female is smaller; she spends more time underground -female is darker in colour -male's colours look faded from being out in the sunlight -24 cm. from head to tail The Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia gained its name from a particular behaviour: it nests underground. But contrary to the impression given by the bird’s scientific name, which means “little digger, ” this owl rarely digs its own burrow. Instead, it constructs its nest in burrows vacated by small mammals like ground squirrels, badgers, and prairie dogs. The adult Burrowing Owl is smaller than a pigeon. It weighs between 125 and 185 g and stands from 19 to 20 cm tall. Its body is generally brown, mottled with white flecks and barred across the chest. This earth-coloured plumage provides good camouflage in the grasslands where the owl lives. The Burrowing Owl’s head is rounded, and its eyes and beak are yellow. The sexes look similar, but the male is slightly lighter in colour. While they resemble the adults for the most part, the young have rusty-coloured throats and buff-coloured breasts without barring; they acquire their adult-like plumage during the late summer.
