For me? Thanks, Mommy
by Judi Dressler
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For me? Thanks, Mommy
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Judi Dressler
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The female Burrowing Owl on the right caught a grasshopper to feed one of her six babies, and you can see how excited the little one is to get it! Mom and dad work tirelessly to feed their offspring, who seem to be always hungry! As you can see, the owlets are almost as big as their parents at about four weeks old, and will start to try to catch bugs on their own soon, but the parents will continue to feed them and care for them for quite some time yet.
Burrowing owls are born underground in burrows, often these are burrows built by prairie dogs. They hunt crickets, grasshoppers, and other bugs, as well as small mammals such as mice, and small reptiles. They are excellent parents, bringing food to their babies until the young ones are hunting bugs for themselves, and even afterwards for a while.
The adults have barring across their chests; the babies start getting these stripes as they get a little older.
Photo taken on June 26, 2020, near Greeley, Colorado.
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