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Hello, our names are, Athene Conicularia Floridans... B.K.A Burrowing Owl. from Florida
The Florida Burrowing Owl Project - includes a statewide population survey of the Florida Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia floridana, and on-going conservation efforts.
They are listed as endangered, threatened, or a species of special concern
Description: A small ground-dwelling 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. They have a rounded head, and yellow eyes with white eyebrows. The young are brown on the head, back, and wings with a white belly and chest. They moult into an adult-like plumage during their first summer. Burrowing Owls are comparatively easy to see because they are often active in daylight, and are surprisingly bold and approachable. The females are usually darker than the males.
Habits: Burrowing owls generally active at dusk and dawn, but sometimes at night also. They are highly terrestrial, and are often seen perched on a mound of dirt, telegraph or fence post - frequently on one foot. They bob up and down when excited. Flight is with irregular, jerky wingbeats and they will frequently make long glides, interspersed with rapid wingbeats.
Burrowing Owls are able to live for at least 9 years in the wild and over 10 years in captivity. They are often killed by vehicles when crossing roads, and have many natural enemies, including larger Owls, hawks, falcons, badgers, skunks, ferrets, armadillos, snakes, and domestic cats and dogs
References: Campbell, Wayne. 1994. "Know Your Owls (CD-ROM)". Axia Wildlife Duncan, James R.. 2003. "Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival". Firefly Books Knig, Weick and Becking. 1999. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World". Yale University Press Long, Kim. 1998. "Owls: A Wildlife Handbook". Johnson Books Page Information:
