Burrowing owls are among the few birds that spend time underground. Birds in the Florida population dig their own subterranean tunnels, while the western owls rely on burrows excavated by badgers, ...

Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) are distinctive small strigids found across grasslands, deserts and agricultural landscapes from Canada to Argentina. Their ecology centres on the use of ...

They’re small, quirky and curious, and they live underground. Florida’s burrowing owls are in their nesting season, surprising residents as they fly into their neighborhoods. This makes it easy to ...

Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and ...