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Image of Eastern Screech Owl detail of back of head as it looks out to hunt

small baby owl bird close portrait with black eyes foreground view

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

Portrait of yellow eye owl isolated on white background. Watercolor style.

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.

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

Siberian eagle owl

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

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

Siberian Eagle Owl close up with nature background.

Photo of the yellow eye of a grey eagle owl. Only part of its face is visible

Burrowing Owl in the Dark

Great Horned Owl - Lancaster Ohio USA

Siberian Eagle owl ( Bubo bubo )

Owl, big round eyes with an angry face

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), species of eagle-owl resident in much of Eurasia

Little owl perched. British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield. They undertake rescue and breeding programmes for release into the wild.

Close-up of a snowy owl showing its wonderful plumage and intense gaze with blurred background

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

eagle owl near the tree

Extreme close up image of the face of a Great Grey Owl, one of the largest species of owl in the world. The bird's gaze, with its piercing yellow eyes, is intense. Horizontal colour image with copy space.

Eurasian Eagle Owl close up with nature background.

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

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

Portrait of a barn owl, with yellow eyes. Very close up

Owl taking a pose

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.

Close-up of Great Horned Owl, Bubo Virginianus Subarcticus

Closed up nocturnal bird in silhouette, adult Brown wood-owl, low angle view, half shot, in the night sitting on the branch of tropical tree in nature of tropical moist montane forest, national park in high mountain of northern Thailand.

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