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Close up snowy owl eye with wooden background

Bubo scandiacus or Snowy Owl - Front view

A brown owl with yellow eyes is looking at the camera. The owl is sitting on a branch and he is curious about the photographer

Owl taking a pose

A closeup shot of an owl with brown eyes. Fauna concept

Siberian Eagle Owl close up with nature background.

Snowy owl ,Monochrome

Short-eared Owl portrait. Quiet owl looking at the infinite.

Little owl close-up portrait. British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield. They undertake rescue and breeding programmes for release into the wild.

Wildlife nature.

Screech Owl for sale is being sold in the traditional market in Jakarta

eagle owl near the tree

royal owl portrait

a captive Little Owl (Athene noctua) standing on a wooden perch with a green background

Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni) in Hokkaido, Japan

Burrowing Owl

Owl looking at camera. Close-up of the eyes of a white owl. Birds Raptors. Medium-sized birds.

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

Close-up of a Western Siberian Eagle Owl sitting on the branch

A baby brown owl in a cage.Owl's gaze.

Owl IN captured

owl

Two Couple Burrowing Owl Together In The Black Background

An close up image of an asian brown owl sitting on a fence

This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.

An owl perched on a perch waiting for game. Head, ring, tranquillity, eyes, beaks, fur, feathers, texture, out-of-focus background

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