Rosl Roessner/ BIA / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) pair, Florida

Ron Bielefeld / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) juvenile, Florida

Martha Holmes / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) living in a wrecked helicopter fuselage. Florida, USA. August 2008.

Karine Aigner / Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in a park with family in the background. Florida, USA, August.

Lynn M. Stone / Florida burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) at burrow, hissing and inflating feathers in nest defense display. Cape Coral, Florida, USA. April.

Ingo Arndt / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. January.

Ingo Arndt / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida, USA, January.

Lynn M Stone / Florida burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) by burrow in sandy soil, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, March.

Lynn M Stone / Florida burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) by burrow in sandy soil, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, March.

Ron Bielefeld/ BIA / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) juvenile flying, Florida

Gerrit Vyn / Juvenile Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia floridana ) near its nest burrow. Cape Coral, Florida. March.

Jan Wegener / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

Rosl Roessner / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) eating a snake, Florida

Rosl Roessner / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

LYNN M. STONE / Florida Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) near burrow, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) near burrow, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Martha Holmes / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) living in a wrecked helicopter fuselage. Florida, USA. August 2008.

LYNN M. STONE / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at burrow in sandy soil. Lee County, Florida, USA, March.

Steven David Miller / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at burrow entrance, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, November

Steve Gettle / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Cape Coral, Florida

Ernie Janes / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at burrow entrance in grass, Florida, USA

Ernie Janes / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at burrow entrance in grass, Florida, USA

Ernie Janes / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) two perched on rail, looking backwards, Florida, USA

Adrian Davies / Pair of Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) at entrance to burrow. Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Gerrit Vyn / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) of the subspecies A. c. floridana near its nest burrow. Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Barry Mansell / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) feeding a Brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei) to young, South West Florida, USA

Thomas Lazar / Burrowing owl (Athena cunicularia) juvenile, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Burrowing owl (Athena cunicularia) pair at entrance to burrow, Immokalee, Florida, USA

Thomas Lazar / Burrowing owl (Athena cunicularia) with wings open for cooling down, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Burrowing Owl (Athena cunicularia) Florida,USA

Thomas Lazar / Burrowing owl (Athena cunicularia) adult with young near burrow, Florida, USA

Guy Edwardes / Burrowing Owl {Athene cunicularia} perched on post, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Adrian Davies / Burrowing owl {Athene / Speotyto cunicularia} near entrance to burrow, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, December

Adrian Davies / Burrowing owl {Athene / Speotyto cunicularia} perched on post, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, December

Adrian Davies / Burrowing owl {Athene / Speotyto cunicularia} protected nest site, note owl on post, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, December

Adrian Davies / Burrowing owl {Athene / Speotyto cunicularia} near entrance to burrow, Cape Coral, Florida, USA, December

Winfried Wisniewski / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) calling, Florida

Winfried Wisniewski / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

Winfried Wisniewski / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

Theo Allofs / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) on sand mound near burrow entrance, Florida

Theo Allofs / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) pair on sand mound near burrow entrance, Florida

Rob Tilley / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Cape Coral, Florida, USA. September

Rob Tilley / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) in grass, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Burrowing owl {Athene cunicularia} Florida, USA

Tom Vezo / Portrait of Burrowing owl {Athene cunicularia} standing among yellow flowers, Florida, USA

Steven David Miller / Burrowing Owl at burrow (Athene cunicularia) Florida,USA

George McCarthy / Burrowing owls at den site {Athene cunicularia} Everglades NP, Florida, USA

Tom Vezo / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) with gecko prey in beak, Florida

Tom Vezo / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at entrance to burrow, Florida

Hermann Brehm / Burrowing owl portrait, Florida USA

Bernard Castelein / Burrowing owl in the Everglades, Florida, USA

Ron Bielefeld/ BIA / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) flying with lizard prey, Florida

Tom Vezo / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

Tom Vezo / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), Florida

Steve Gettle / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

LYNN M. STONE / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) amongst scubland, Florida, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) juvenile amongst sandy scubland, Florida, USA

Chris Mattison / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) in an urban environment, Marco Island, Florida, USA