Owl Up (Updated!)
Park visitor Evie Williams and her husband Wes, who spotted the Burrowing Owl in the Nature Area a few days ago when almost everyone else had given up, spotted the bird again yesterday, this time in the fenced Burrowing Owl Sanctuary in the northeast corner of the park. Her photos are the first of this season showing the bird standing up with its legs visible. Great images and thank you Evie and Wes!
Update Feb. 20: Evie sent additional photos from the same encounter. These are really special:
Here’s what the ‘other’ coast thinks about burrowing owls.
https://www.audubon.org/news/where-burrowing-owls-are-your-neighbors
What’s the deal with the rictal bristles? (hint: Google “rictal and Athene”)
It has eyebrows too ;>)
it has whiskers!