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  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Two young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) guards the entrance to its burrow while its mate tends to their nest in the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Puffins nest in burrow at the top of the bird cliff, up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Látrabjarg, Europe's largest bird cliff, hosts up to 40 percent of the breeding populations of some species.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Burrow_3303.jpg
  • A female Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) emerges from its burrow high in Tilden Regional Park, Orinda, California.
    Lizard_Western-Fence_Burrow_Tilden_1...jpg
  • The entrance to a Mojave Desert Tortoise burrow is visible underneath a patch of brush in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in California City, California.
    Desert-Tortoise_Burrow_7817.jpg
  • A young red fox (Vulpes vulpes) looks out from a burrow in the prairie at San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Red foxes are not native to the island. They were introduced by settlers on various occasions in the 1900s. Moments before this image was captured, a bald eagle stole an English rabbit that was caught by this fox, lifting both the rabbit and the fox more than 20 feet into the air.
    Fox-Red_San-Juan-Island_Burrow_6907.jpg
  • A wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) rests outside its burrow in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. Wedge-tailed shearwaters, called `Ua`u Kani in Hawaiian, nest in burrows just underneat the soil's surface and lay one egg per breeding season.
    shearwater-wedge-burrow.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests outside its burrow on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland while its mate sits just inside. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Burrow_Pair_2752.jpg
  • Two black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) meet at the entrance to a burrow in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, Colorado. Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to North American grasslands although their populations are well below historical levels. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1992 on the site of a former U.S. Army chemical weapons manufacturing facility.
    Prairie-Dogs_Black-Tailed_Rocky-Moun...jpg
  • A Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) looks out from its burrow in the Okanogan Highlands near Tonasket, Washington. Columbian ground squirrels spend about seven months of the year in hibernation and can use a burrow for many years.
    Squirrel_Columbian-Ground_Okanogan-H...jpg
  • A black-tailed prairie dog looks out from its burrow in a grassy field near Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming.
    PrairieDogWyoming.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) emerges from a rabbit's den with a mouth full of newborn rabbits in San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Neither foxes nor rabbits are native to San Juan Island. European rabbits were introduced in the 1890s; foxes were introduced on various occasions in the 1900s to try to reduce the rabbit population. All of the island's foxes are red foxes, even though they may not actually have red fur.
    Fox-Red_Baby-Rabbits_San-Juan-Island...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests on a ledge high above the Atlantic Ocean on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long with a height of up to 440 meters (1444 feet).
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_Ledge_AtlanticOcea...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is rendered in near silhouette as it steps to the top of a rock pile to hunt at dawn in Grant County, Washington
    Owl-Burrowing_Silhouette_Ephrata_181...jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) rest together in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Resting_Zanjero_...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) rests atop a large rock in a field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_023...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts for food from its perch on a rock in a large field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_402...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts for food from its perch among rocks and shrubs in a large field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Perch_Ephrata_0796.jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is rendered in near silhouette as the sun rises behind its perch on a rock pile in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Silhouette_Ephrata_184...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of fiery clouds illuminated by the rising sun, two burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look out from their perches among the rocks in Grant County, Washington.
    Owls-Burrowing_Two_Sunrise_Ephrata_0...jpg
  • After a heavy rainstorm, a burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) looks out from its perch among the wet rocks in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Wet-Rocks_Ephrata_9187.jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) braves a rainstorm from its perch in a field of rocks in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Raining_Ephrata_9117.jpg
  • Three burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look in different directions as the sun rises from their perch on a rock pile in Grant County, Washington.
    Owls-Burrowing_Three_Rocks_Sunrise_E...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is bathed in the golden light of sunset as it hunts for food from its perch on a rock in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_144...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) turns rapidly to dry off as rain falls in the Grant County, Washington, field where it was hunting.
    Owl-Burrowing_Drying-Off_Ephrata_106...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts for food from its perch on a rock in a large field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_082...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) blends in with its surroundings as it rests in a rock pile turned golden by the rising sun in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Golden-Rocks_Ephrata_9...jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) rest together in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Resting_Zanjero_...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is bathed in the golden light of sunset as it rests on a rock in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_154...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts for food from its perch on a rock in a large field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_164...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts for food from its perch on a rock in a large field in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rock-Perch_Ephrata_020...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of spring wildflowers, a burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) looks for food from its perch in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Wildflowers_Ephrata_17...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of spring wildflowers, a burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) looks for food from its perch in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Wildflowers_Ephrata_17...jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is rendered in near silhouette as the sun rises behind its perch on a rock pile in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Silhouette_Ephrata_182...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of fiery clouds illuminated by the rising sun, two burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look out from their perches among the rocks in Grant County, Washington.
    Owls-Burrowing_Two_Sunrise_Ephrata_0...jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) cuddle in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Cuddle_4993.jpg
  • After a rain shower passes, a burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) hunts from its perch atop a rock in Grant County, Washington, against a rainbow backdrop.
    Owl-Burrowing_Rainbow_Ephrata_1388.jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) braves a rainstorm from its perch in a field of rocks in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Raining_Ephrata_9002.jpg
  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) closes its eyes to shield them from heavy rain in Grant County, Washington.
    Owl-Burrowing_Wet_Ephrata_9029.jpg
  • A pair of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) sit at the entrance to their burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to grassland habitats in North America. Their range stretches across the Great Plains of the United States from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_133...jpg
  • A pair of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) kiss at the entrance to a burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. When prairie dogs encounter other prairie dogs in their territories, they sniff each other's perianal scent glands to make sure that they are from the same family group. Prairie dogs are very social and live in large colonies called prairie dog towns, but closely interact only with members of their own family. Kissing may be a signal that they recognize their own kin.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_Kis...jpg
  • A Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) pokes its head above its burrow in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, California. Belding's Ground Squirrels are found in sagebrush and high mountain meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains and in northeastern California.
    Squirrel_BeldingsGround_Yosemite_Tuo...jpg
  • A Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) rests outside its burrow in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in California City, California.
    Desert-Tortoise_Resting_7800.jpg
  • Two tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) rub their bills together, a behavior known as billing, near their burrow. Puffins mate for life and billing is believed to be a practice that solidifies their relationship. Tufted puffins are found throughout the North Pacific Ocean.
    Puffins_Tufted_Billing_9019.jpg
  • A black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) sniffs another at the entrance to its burrow in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. When prairie dogs encounter other prairie dogs in their territories, they sniff each other's perianal scent glands to make sure that they are from the same family group. Prairie dogs are very social and live in large colonies called prairie dog towns.
    PrairieDogs_BlackTailed_Badlands_Sni...jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in midair over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6820.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6845.jpg
  • A bald eagle tried to steal a rabbit from a fox kit, but ended up flying away with both in a prairie at San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. Over an 8-second midair struggle, the eagle managed to release the fox that it accidentally snagged and flew away with the rabbit. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6810.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6840.jpg
  • A bald eagle drops a red fox after stealing the European rabbit the fox had caught in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6881.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in midair over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6813.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6838.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6847.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6844.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6874.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6868.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6817.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6877.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6808.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) runs with a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cunuculus) it caught in the prairie of San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Both foxes and rabbits were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. Seconds after this image was taken, a bald eagle attacked the fox to steal the rabbit.
    Fox-Red_European-Rabbit_San-Juan-Isl...jpg
  • A Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) makes a rare appearance above ground to munch on wildflowers. Desert tortoises spend roughly nine months a year in burrows 10 feet underground, living off stored moisture from the flowers they consume. This tortoise, approximately 20 years old, is from a preserve in the Mojave Desert near California City, California.
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  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
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