The burrowing owl has a small structure with a short tail that looks square and they have long slender legs and tend to live on open grassland.
Burrowing owls tend to be twenty-three centimeters in height and weigh between one hundred and thirteen and one hundred and eighteen grams.
Female owls tend to be slightly smaller, which is unusual amongst owl species.
From a distance, these owls look brown with an irregular pattern of white spots and they have yellow eyes. Juvenile burrowing owls do not have as many spots as the adult owls.
Burrowing owls natively live in desert and grasslands in the north western area of the United States. They tend to spend winters in the southwest.
The burrowing owl is commonly seen perching on rocks or low fence posts and sometimes even on the ground.
These owls can be seen during the day and night when they will be foraging for small mammals and insects. Most of their diet is made up of reptiles, rodents, small birds, large insects, and fish.
They can be seen hovering above the ground searching for prey or hunting from a low perch. It is not uncommon for them to catch insects on the wing.
One of the best state parks for spotting the burrowing owl is Malheur National Wildlife Refuge which is located in the northwest of the state.