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There are just four breeding pairs of burrowing owls left along the Southern California coastline between Encinitas and Santa Barbara, and all of them nest at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station ...

About 9 inches in height and with a wingspan around 21 inches, burrowing owls are among the smaller owls found in the Sunshine State. They prefer grasslands, which allow them to hide, and ...

Standing only 10 inches tall, western burrowing owls (pictured, an animal in San Diego County) are the only ground-dwelling owls in North America. ... (See beautiful pictures of raptors.) 2:31.

The tiny burrowing owl is a unique specimen among owls in many ways. One of the few owls that is active during the day, it lives in burrows in the ground sometimes made by squirrels and prairie dogs.

Ground-Nesting Owls. Burrowing owls live in areas that have high concentrations of burrowing mammals. ©RichardSeeley/iStock via Getty Images.