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Message from Aaryn:
I planted my flower beds on Sunday with pansies and mums and they look great! I'm planning on them getting me through next spring before I have to plant again!
Remember that we still have a great supply of pumpkins, mums, cabbage, kale and pansies! They are even on sale!
If you are wanting to feed the birds, remember to start thinking about suet and log foods because that is the food to use in the winter time. We still have a great selection so come and check it out!
See y'all soon!
Aaryn Reid
aaryn@panhandlegreenhouses.com
806-622-2683
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Birds of the Panhandle
By Judy Jones
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
 This small long legged owl is found throughout most of the Americas. It is about nine inches tall and is brown with white spots and may have some barring on its chest. Unlike other owls you will often see it during the day maybe perched on a fence post or standing on one leg near the opening to its burrow. Their burrows are usually deserted mammal burrows, maybe a prairie dog, skunk or armadillo hole. They prefer open grassland or desert and loss of these habitats is one threat. In the northern most range they migrate to warmer climates, here in the Texas Panhandle it is uncommon to find Burrowing Owls that have remained for the winter. This little owl nests, raises its family and roosts underground. They hunt around the clock and they eat mostly insects during the day and bait the entrance to their burrows with animal dung to attract beetles. They use their excellent eye sight to hunt mammals at night. Its species name cunicularia is Latin for miner.
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