Could put it on a mother's day card.

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About a week from fledging. Completely out of the nest cavity and able to climb quite high in the fir trees or in this case a cedar tree.

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Burrowing owl chick, as the name implies lives in burrows in the ground, usually old prairie dog burrows. Thanks to Roger for the title.

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Is that those obnoxious photographers back again?

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