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Little Owl Stood On A Post

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

A spotted owl (Athene brahma) stands on a branch with big eyes. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Keoladeo Ghana National Park, India.

Taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Owl in the Night

In a small area of vacant land in Southern California, burrowing owls flock together by the roadside. As trucks pass by, and planes fly to and from the Ontario Airport, these owls resort to this small piece of lasting native land. The highways, airports, and other infrastructures have driven these small owls to a small piece of land, a perfect example of humans disrupting nature.

A beautiful Brown Boobook Owl

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

angry face of an owl

Little Owl Silhouette At Dusk

Eurasian scops owl Otus scops, also known as the European Scops owl. The chick is sitting on a man's arm.

burrowing owl

Natural scene from central Wisconsin.

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.

Closeup of owl in house of rescued animals

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

Owl IN captured

Spotted Owlet flying to catch prey, diving to hunt prey isolated on white background.

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

Little Owl Stood On A Post With Pink Campion Wild Flower In The Foreground

Burrowing Owl in the Dark

Wild tawny owl (Strix aluco) chick sitting on a branch.

Owl.

Burrowing Owl

Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides). Closeup photo.

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

celepuk or Javan Scops Owl (Otus angelinae) during the day gripping prey with its claw on dry wood

Little Owl Stood On A Post With Pink Campion Wild Flower In The Foreground

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 ( Athene noctua ) close up

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