Burrowing Owls #1
by Larry Trupp
Title
Burrowing Owls #1
Artist
Larry Trupp
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Photography
Description
True to its name, the Burrowing Owl nests in a hole in the ground. Although it is quite willing to dig its own burrow, it often uses one already provided by prairie dogs, skunks, armadillos, or tortoises. A small Owl with a round head and no ear tufts. They have white eyebrows, yellow eyes, and long legs. The Owl is sandy coloured on the head, back, and upperparts of the wings and white-to-cream with barring on the breast and belly and a prominent white chin stripe. Burrowing owls have bright eyes; their beaks can be dark yellow or gray depending on the subspecies. They lack ear tufts and have a flattened facial disc. The owls have prominent white eyebrows and a white "chin" patch which they expand and display during certain behaviors, such as a bobbing of the head when agitated.
Adults have brown heads and wings with white spotting. The chest and abdomen are white with variable brown spotting or barring, also depending on the subspecies. Juvenile owls are similar in appearance, but they lack most of the white spotting above and brown barring below. The juveniles have a buff bar across the upper wing and their breast may be buff-colored rather than white. Burrowing owls of all ages have grayish legs longer than other owls.
Males and females are similar in size and appearance, and display little sexual dimorphism. Females tend to be heavier, but males tend to have longer linear measurements (wing length, tail length, etc.). Adult males appear lighter in color than females because they spend more time outside the burrow during daylight, and their feathers become "sun-bleached". The burrowing owl measures 19–28 cm (7.5–11.0 in) long, spans 50.8–61 cm (20.0–24.0 in) across the wings and weighs 140–240 g (4.9–8.5 oz).[2][3][4] As a size comparison, an average adult is slightly larger than an American robin.
Captured at the owl enclosure in Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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January 5th, 2015
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Larry Trupp
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Darrell MacIver
This is well captured at the park. Hope you are enjoying the Winnipeg winter.
Larry Trupp replied:
I appreciate your comments Darrel, actually we are having a mild winter, with very little snow.
Larry Trupp
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Larry Trupp
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John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"