What kind of owl is this?

[donia]

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was nested on the ground, doesn't look any smaller than most owls in the area (not of the pygmy sort anyway). we found another nest like this one with 3 eggs in it (she only has 3 under her). thought maybe it fell out of a tree and she kept nesting on it, but no trees (big enough to support or even built in) or hollows to fall out of near the area.

[Carl Childers]

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