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Ormond Beach, FL
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Title
Florida Burrowing Owl
Artist
Paul Rebmann
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A close-up portrait of a Florida burrowing owl staring straight ahead. This owl was photographed in Cape Coral, Florida.
This image has been featured in the following groups:
1000 to 1999 Views Limit 1 per Day (11/19/22),
1000 Views on 1 image (11/18/22),
A Birding Group - Wings (1/6/16)
& Wildlife ONE A DAY (1/14/16)
The range of these diminutive owls includes much of the Florida peninsula, excluding northeast Florida, with a disjunct population in Okaloosa County. They are most likely to be seen in the southern half of the state. The range also includes the Bahamas.
Some designate the Florida burrowing owls as a subspecies while others consider them a separate population of Athene cunicularia, which are resident from the southwestern United States through central Mexico plus parts of South America. During the breeding season the range extends northward through the western United States into Canada. Winter populations occur in Texas and the coastal areas of Mexico and Central America.
The only owl likely to be seen standing on the ground during the day, they are diurnal, being most active in the morning and evening hours. Standing 19-25 cm (7-10 in.) tall on long legs, they have a wingspan of 55cm (22 in.). Adults are brown(paler outside Florida) with white spots overall. Fledglings have a buffy underside which in the Florida birds are marked with scattered darker bars.
Burrowing owls live in burrows that they excavate themselves or those left by other animals, such as the gopher tortoise. Natural habitats are dry prairies and sandhills, although they make use of any high, sparsely vegetated, sandy ground, such as pastures and vacant lots.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)
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July 31st, 2014
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Viewed 2,828 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/24/2024 at 2:56 AM
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Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Centennial, CO - United States
Congratulations, Paul – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Wildlife Portraits photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Naples, FL - United States
Congratulations Paul, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"!
Vero Beach, FL - United States
This has to be one of the best Burrowing Owl shots I have ever seen! Such crisp and clear details, love the light and the background is perfect! Awesome job!!
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