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Burrowing owls
« on: May 02, 2013, 10:13:47 PM »
pretty skittish,  I hope to set up a ground blind and get some better shots.
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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2013, 03:58:22 AM »
Some nice pics. . . And pretty cool owls

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2013, 06:39:00 AM »
You got a great natural perch there.  Good find again Denali.

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2013, 11:20:00 AM »
Great pictures  :tup:
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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2013, 11:35:52 AM »
If you are near the burrow they're using (usually an old badger dig) go over to it and kind of dig around a bit in a month or so-they protect their chicks by making a sound that duplicates a nest of rattle snakes When I was a kid, we used to go dig them and and keep them as pets for a bit then turn them loose.  Just make sure it's the actual burrow they're using and not really a snake nest. :chuckle:  Nice pic's-they are a pretty cool little bird.

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2013, 09:42:21 AM »
Thanks for the comments

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2013, 10:18:02 AM »
Oh this is awesome I love the pics of the dirt dwelling owls they crack me up and its just plain cool to see them around.

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2013, 12:39:18 PM »
If you are near the burrow they're using (usually an old badger dig) go over to it and kind of dig around a bit in a month or so-they protect their chicks by making a sound that duplicates a nest of rattle snakes When I was a kid, we used to go dig them and and keep them as pets for a bit then turn them loose.  Just make sure it's the actual burrow they're using and not really a snake nest. :chuckle:  Nice pic's-they are a pretty cool little bird.

You dug up burrowing owl nests and kept chicks as pets? :o

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Re: Burrowing owls (updated)
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 10:43:00 PM »
the young ones are starting to come out.

comical look on the back one  :chuckle:
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Re: Burrowing owls (updated)
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2013, 11:01:42 PM »
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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 11:03:16 PM »
Those are great pics!
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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2013, 07:13:34 AM »
Wow that's cool! Do you have names for each of them?    :)

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2013, 08:01:20 AM »
Those are cool pics, especially the babies!
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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2013, 08:18:25 AM »
Awsome

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Re: Burrowing owls
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2013, 08:27:42 AM »
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE    OMG I want one for a pet...squeeeee the chicks are so darn cute..... I cannot stand it......and yet to think one day soon those cute fuzzy owlets will eat the cute fuzzy bunny in the great circle of food

..sorry I love owls and I am a girl so totally appropriate for me to freak out like one :chuckle: :chuckle:

 


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