If you ever go out to catch prairie rattlers in the spring around prairie dog towns, and one of those little burrowing owls comes out of a hole about mach 42 your heart will beat faster.

Have had Barred Owl's raise clutches out back for like 6-7 years now, and I really love it when 5-6 of them start chuckling to each other in the evening.

I do really appreciate your responses .We saw one last summer that was bigger . I did not know the name ! thanks

Great post. I tell one to bring it up years and I do mean years ago were I was stationed we had a research project were some people built barn owl boxes and put them in the two big red barns. Placed barn owls in the barn both boxes produced young fledglings. They fly around my yard at night. Fun to watch if you could handle the mosquitoes. I miss those old red barns. Few still standing. Anyway the monkey faced owls became road kill bait and all the locals would give people my address and they were brought to my house. I call the federal agents and he pick them up. Tell him we’re dead bird was and he make the drive as most of the time I was not home and out farming or something related to job. Love those old red barns and the monkey faced owls. Like owls but not my favorite bird. Story for a different post

Owls are delicious.

Super cool pics, Clayton.