Burrowing owls have a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes and a prominent oval face. They are about 7-10 inches tall. They have long, stilt-like legs and a stubby tail.

The Florida burrowing owl is a threatened species. Conservationists, students and faculty think Florida Atlantic University should be doing more to protect their beloved mascot.

Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late. Now, more than 20 years since ...

Burrowing owls have a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes and a prominent oval face. They are about 7-10 inches tall. They have long, stilt-like legs and a stubby tail.

Many of these owls will head to California, Johnson said. “On the wintering grounds, ... Burrowing owls on the Umatilla Chemical Depot are doing so well, researchers around the world study them.

An adult female burrowing owl receives a numbered leg band in a long-term research effort to better understand regional owl populations. Most of the owls nesting on the depot overwinter in California.

Burrowing owls have a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes and a prominent oval face. They are about 7-10 inches tall. They have long, stilt-like legs and a stubby tail.

Burrowing owls have a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes and a prominent oval face. They are about 7-10 inches tall. They have long, stilt-like legs and a stubby tail.

Burrowing owls have a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes and a prominent oval face. They are about 7-10 inches tall. They have long, stilt-like legs and a stubby tail. The majority in Southern ...