This Menifee resident doesn't give a hoot about us

Sylvia Castillo came across this burrowing owl as she walked on the trail alongside Paloma wash, near Haun Road and Holland Road. These creatures are actually fairly common in Menifee. They live underground in burrows usually dug by ground squirrels or prairie dogs.

Sylvia is eligible for the Photo of the Month award in our Menifee in Pictures contest.

"Menifee in Pictures" is a regular feature on Menifee 24/7. Readers are invited to contribute photos for publication. Email your photos as a .jpg file to menifee247info@gmail.com and selected photos will be published, along with your name as the photographer. Please include your full name on the submission and any explanation about where and when the photo was taken. If your photo is selected from among those published as the photo of the month, you will win a gift certificate from Merna's Cafe, where great American and Mediterranean food is served in the Sun City community in Menifee.