100% sure it was a barn owl. Looked at photos, and there is no doubt. I did read that barn owls occasionally in caves and burrows. That's what I was thinking... they may be sharing an apartment!
We live in Phoenix, and have a 10"-12" Desert Tortoise named Grace. Yesterday, we saw the strangest thing. A barn owl (which we see and hear occasionally at night, but never during the day) was in the back yard, on the ground, around Grace's den. We watched through the window to see what he...