From Ahjet Lin

The Burrowing Owl reaches speeds of up to 145 mph / 235 kmh and plows headfirst like this into the hillside to carve out its burrow. After that, it really needs a place to rest its head!

Gotcha! They just use old holes from badgers and such! 🤣

They are quite aerodynamic though, aren’t they?

I like the landing gear coming out here in these other photos.

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 days ago

    That was my thoughts also.

    First I was wondering why there were 3 photos that looked the same until I saw those little footsies poking out. 😍