Joint Publication 5-0, Joint Operation Planning, reflects current guidance for planning. military operations and, as a keystone publicatio n, forms the core of joint doctrine for joint. operation planning throughout the range of military operations.
Food Habits. Elf owls primarily eat insects â especially moths, beetles, and crickets â but occasionally they eat small mammals and reptiles, like spiny lizards, earless lizards, blind snakes and kangaroo rats. In southeastern Arizona, elf owls change their diet based on the weather.
Diet: Burrowing owls eat insects, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and other birds depending on the season and food availability. They are most active at dawn and dusk, but some hunt during the day and night. Insects are caught more often during the day, and more mammals are consumed at night.Typical Lifespan: Average lifespan is 6 to 8 years. Habitat: Burrowing owls live in burrows dug by other animals in open, treeless spaces, and in the U.S. they are most abundant in burrows of the various species of prairie dogs.Range: Summer breeding populations can be found from the Midwest to the eastern parts of the Pacific states and into Canada.iet: Burrowing owls eat insects, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and other birds depending on the season and food availability. They are most active at dawn and dusk, but some hunt during the day and night. Insects are caught more often during the day, and more mammals are consumed at night.