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My Owl Pal

My Owl Pal

Burrowing owl taken in Cape Coral, Florida. They come this time of year to mate and live in the ground. They are a protected species and don't care that ...
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Burrowing owl taken in Cape Coral, Florida. They come this time of year to mate and live in the ground. They are a protected species and don't care that they make their home on your building lot. You can't help that they build on your lot near your home, but you're not allowed to build your home near them if they are already there.
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Canon EOS Rebel T6i

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 500 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 400/1

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Jan, 2017

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This is wonderful!

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Wonderful capture, they have such piercing eyes:-)

Beautiful, sharp capture.

Beautiful, sharp capture.

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Awesome shot! Well done.

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Starring you down! Great capture!

Beautiful sharp capture, NICE :o)

Great capture!

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Really cute capture!

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I'm back in one of my favorite places (Cape Coral, Florida) with my friends, the burrowing owls.

Burrowing Owl in Cape Coral, Florida

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Ground owl or burrowing owl from Cape Coral, FL enjoying the evening in this 85 degree weather. (A protected species).

Ground owl or burrowing owl from Cape Coral, FL enjoying the evening in this 85 degree weather. (A protected species).

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A burrowing owl (taken in Cape Coral, Florida). They live and mate in the ground. They arrive in Florida each year in February to mate. There are s

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