{"id":291,"date":"2026-09-04T14:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/burrowing-owls\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-09-05T21:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:21:25","slug":"more-photographs-by-rick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/burrowing-owls\/2026\/09\/04\/more-photographs-by-rick\/","title":{"rendered":"More Photographs by Rick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08730-Fem-wing.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08730-Fem-wing.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08730-Fem-wing-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mjbirding.com\/owls\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08730-Fem-wing-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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