(Courtesy of Jenohn Wrieden/Arizona Audubon Society)Life was going pretty well for the Snap family of burrowing owls. Burrowing owls, unlike other owl species, live in groups on the ground. Red Snap the burrowing owl stands above the entrance to his man-made burrow at Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area in Phoenix. Burrowing owls do migrate, though the ones in Arizona tend to live there year-round, according to the Audubon Society. But last weekend, a concerned hiker emailed the Arizona Audubon Society with a photo of a burrowing owl with a wire sticking out of its back.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2019 19:07 UTC