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Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

Kanninchenkauz

This small owl is a bird of the treeless shortgrass country of western North America. Burrowing Owls are so named because they live in undergrund burrows that have been dug out by small mammals like ground squirrels and prairie dogs. Malheur County, Oregon, USA

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