Meet V56 a Burrowing Owl

A very accommodating life bird for me, we discovered it perched along the roadside about 10 minutes prior to our destination where we planned to start the search. We were moving fairly quickly on a gravel road and I can tell you the brakes were hit hard...omg there it is! I almost dropped my camera I was so excited. V56 was hunting in the long grasses lucky for us it stayed visible.

Burrowing Owl

One more of V56 before I move on to other species. I have reported the tags to USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Bird Banding Laboratory they have forwarded the tag info on to the bird bander for more specific information on this little character. I will post it when I hear back from them.