Great photos, thanks.
There is a very rocky outcropping on my brother’s farm. On that rocky patch is group of owls that I’ve hard called “dog owls” (for inhabiting prairie dog burrows).
This is what they look like>
http://www.arkinspace.com/2012/08/burrowingowls.html
They are the smallest owls I’ve ever seen.
I’ve never seen a live owl. Pretty nifty!