Too Three Dimensional to Pass Up: photos of a road-killed
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) from Brewster Co, Texas (08/27/2010)
Some owl appreciation, in situ and in hindsight. While roadkill is always a sad sight, there's so much to learn and usually a collection willing and able to accept specimens.
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) ventral view. Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) dorsal view. Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) foot. Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) dorsal view. Brewster Co, TX 08/27/2010 H. Trudell |
I'll backdate this post to put it in the sequence where it belongs, but for now, RIP, little buddy.
(Backdated post composed on 12/30/2016)
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