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A Spotted owlet in spotlight

Little owl (Athene noctua) owlet perched under the roof in a derelict building in the countryside in a forest at night

Taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

A Hume's hawk-owl or Hume's boobook owl with it's bright yellow eyes and perched on a dead tree branch in the forest at night with a dark background on the Andaman Islands. Also called Ninox obscura.

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) Hunting at night

A striking close-up of a majestic Buffy Fish Owl, capturing its intense gaze and distinctive tufts in a dimly lit natural habitat, surrounded by shadowy foliage. The image conveys mystery and wilderness.

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

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

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.

The northern hawk-owl has been said to resemble a hawk in appearance and in behavior.

close up eye and face of owl looking camera in dark background

burrowing owl

Ural owl resting on a tree branch in mixed forest. Known for its silent flight and deep hooting call, this large owl inhabits European and Asian woodlands.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

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

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

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

Owl close up portrait

Close up view of a short eared owl

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.

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

Owls nest in southern Arizona

Scops Owl

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

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

Up-close shot of great-horned owl

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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