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Up-close shot of great-horned owl

Gufo africano nello zoo

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

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni) fishing at night Hokkaido Japan

Close shot of the eyes of an eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo).

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

Close view of an Eurasian Eagle Owl

Big Indonesian Owl with yellow eyes at night closeup

Blakiston's Fish Owl

A Eurasian eagle-owl perched on a branch on a black background

A Barred Owl on a street light framed by a house's lit window in a residential area. Taken in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Long-eared owl in the night

Owl IN captured

eagle owl near the tree

Western siberian eagle owl (Bubo bubo sibiricus) sitting on snowy rock in the forest in colorfull sunset

an Owl rests on a branch in Madera Canyon, Arizona

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

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.

The owl looks at the prey

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

owl with red brick background

A detailed portrait of an Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) with distinctive orange eyes, feathers, and a blurred natural backdrop capturing its essence in the wilderness.

Portrait of an eagle owl at night

night owl

Eurasian Eagle-owl on a black background - Strigidae, Strigiformes

Owl perched on wire fence

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