I just moved from a mega suburb that's known for their burrowing owl population; there's a WalMart going up right next to nest... which is right on the edge of the street. When I lived in a rental there I had a burrowing owl that would sit on the windowsill to look for food in the grass and stay out of sight of the hawks that flew around looking for burrowing owls...
really nice photo...did you crop? or were you that close?