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Two burrowing owls outside an artificial burrow made with concrete blocks next to a solar farm in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5.
A burrowing owl stands on the ground under the solar panels in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5. Clark said the birds are smart hunters who use the ground under the panels to hunt for insects and “loaf” during the heat of the day.
A burrowing owl sits on a barbed-wire perimeter fence, which separates the relocation site and solar farm in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5.

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Two burrowing owls outside an artificial burrow made with concrete blocks next to a solar farm in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5.
A burrowing owl stands on the ground under the solar panels in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5. Clark said the birds are smart hunters who use the ground under the panels to hunt for insects and “loaf” during the heat of the day.
A burrowing owl sits on a barbed-wire perimeter fence, which separates the relocation site and solar farm in Tonopah on Sunday, July 5.
TONOPAH — A burrowing owl sits on top of a weather sensor array as it watches the desert below. A few feet away, its burrow disappears into the sandy soil. Beyond the nearby fence line, thousands of solar panels stretch across the landscape, turning Arizona sunshine into electricity.
The Sun Streams solar farm, located 17 miles west of Buckeye, is first and foremost built to harvest energy. But it has also become home to what some people say is one of Arizona’s most recognizable birds.
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