AGeoJO wrote:
Excellent burrowing owl images, Herb! And an interesting documentation of their feeding behavior. Yes, the family is important and the owlets are always hungry but the father needs to eat, as well. I visited our favorite burrowing owl location yesterday and there were 6 or so seemingly well-fed owlets at one burrow. I cannot imagine the amount of food the parents have to catch and bring to those hungry owlets? However, the weather conditions were gloomy and the parents did not seem that anxious to hunt....
My thinking was that the Gecko dropped his tail or lost it in the struggle which they are prone to do in high stress situations. I was concentrating on the similarities in the head and eye. Upon further review, I've revised my thinking due to the structure of the rear leg.
