Photo
Details
1. May 6,
2006 - Utah State Road
68, Utah County, utah - ©Les Davis
2. June 4, 2006 - Utah State Road 68, Utah County, Utah - ©Nicky
Davis
3.,4.,5.
May
30, 2004 - Box
Elder County, Utah - ©Nicky
Davis
6. Washington
Fields, Washington County, Utah - ©Carol Davis
7. Burrowing Owl Pellet - December 21, 2005 - Antelope Island Causeway,
Davis County, Utah - ©Nicky
Davis
8.
Saratoga Springs, Utah April 10, 2012
Description
L
9.5 WS 21, White Throat, Pale Eyebrows, Spotted dark brown and buff
breast,
Pale brown spotted back, Long legs.
Behavior
Hunts
for insects, scorpions, crayfish, mice, squirrels, prairie dogs,
rabbits,
amphibians, and snakes in open plains, grasslands and desert scrub.
Lays
6-11 white eggs in nest in small colonies in deserted burrow of prairie
dogs, tortoises, armadill, woodchuck, skunk or other mammal. May
dig their own burrow or enlarge an existing one. The nest is
lined
with dung, grasses and weeds. They can be seen standing at the entrance
to their burrow. Rattlesnakes prey on owls and the owls imitate
the
rattling sound as a defense.
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