Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
The Burrowing Owl is resident in northern Mexico and the American Southwest. It will migrate north, even to Canada to breed, and into Mexico in winter. This bird is listed as Endangered in Canada and is a bird of ”Special Protection” in Mexico. Loss of habitat and the decline of the prairie dog communities on which it depends for burrows are believed to contribute to declining populations.

Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Artificial Burrow. Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:02:07 15:35 |
Location:
Salton Sea NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3000 |
File Name: JCD_6102BurrowingOwl |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 19:33 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: Cut_JCD2577.BurrowingOwl |
© 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2002:03:07 0:48 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A2C07b36-BurrowingOwl |
© 2002 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2002:02:17 0:48 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A2B17c31-BurrowingOwl |
© 2002 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 19:33 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD2577.BurrowingOwl |
© 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Lindsey Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 19:01 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2476.BurrowingOwl |
© 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Agricultural zone along Mohave Road, south of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:29 16:24 |
Location:
La Paz (historical) |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X2603-BurrowingOwl |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Salton Sea in Imperial County, near Walker Road. Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:16 16:28 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D720693-BurrowingOwl |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Salton Sea near Lack and Lindey Roads. Imperial County near Calpatria, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:28 8:44 |
Location:
Fondo |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X8207-BurrowingOwl |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: These charming little owls seem to do well in the agriculture fields around the Salton Sea. Salton Sea NWR at Vendel Road. Imperial County near Westmoreland, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:27 18:30 |
Location:
Vendel Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7879-BurrowingOwl |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near Lack & Lindsey Roads. Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:13 11:52 |
Location:
Westmorland |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X3626-BurrowingOwl |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Agricultural ditches anywhere in the Imperial Valley might produce meetings with Burrowing Owls. Near Lack & Lindsey Roads. Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:13 11:43 |
Location:
Lack-And-Lindsey-Roads |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X3616-BurrowingOwl |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Agricultural zone along Mohave Road, south of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:29 16:24 |
Location:
La Paz (historical) |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X2605-BurrowingOwl |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Cleaning out the burrow in the fallow fields near Los Lunas New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2016:03:21 15:42 |
Location:
Los Lentes |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D725885-BurrowingOwl |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Sinclair Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 8:54 |
Location:
Estelle |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BurrowingOwl_D5X3246 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Sinclair Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 8:54 |
Location:
Estelle |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BurrowingOwl_D5X3239 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Sinclair Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 8:52 |
Location:
Estelle |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: BurrowingOwl_D5X3207 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Salton Sea near Lack and Lindey Roads. Imperial County near Calpatria, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:28 8:45 |
Location:
Fondo |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X8213-BurrowingOwl |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Near the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 7:26 |
Location:
Salton Sea |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6353-BurrowingOwl |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Fallow fields near Los Lunas New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2016:03:21 11:26 |
Location:
Los Lentes |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X7233-BurrowingOwl |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
Description: Seen west of El Centro in the Imperial Valley in southern California. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:19 11:24 |
Location:
Mount Signal |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BurrowingOwl-_D5X5007 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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