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Young African Eagle Owl looking at the camera,, isolated on white

Daytime front view close-up of a single majestic Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo Bubo) with spread wings taking off from a bark towards, and looking at, the camera - sky and trees in the background [series 2/3]

Pharaoh Owl (Bobo ascalaphus) in Dubai desert - United Arab Emirates

$Spotted Eagle-Owl.\nThe spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) also known as the African spotted eagle-owl and the African eagle-owl, is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the eagle owls. Its length is 45 cm (18 in) and its weight is from 454 to 907 grams (1.0 to 2.0 lb). It has a 100 to 140 cm (39 to 55 in) wingspan. The facial disk is off-white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow. It has prominent ear-tufts, and the upper body is dusky brown, the lower parts off-white with brown bars. Prior to 1999 the spotted eagle-owl was considered conspecific with the greyish eagle-owl, but now it is classed as a separate species.$

An Indian Eagle Owl or Rock Eagle Owl in its habitat

Closed up nocturnal bird, adult Buffy fish owl also known as Malay fish owl, uprisen angle view, front shot, resting on the big branch of tropical tree in the morning in nature of tropical rainforest, national park in southern Thailand.

$Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus) adult perched in tree\$

Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) sitting high up in a tree in a forest during winter. The bird of prey is resting and looking around in the woodland in Overijssel, Netherlands.

Verreaux's eagle-owl pair sitting perched on a low branch in the early morning.

Daytime front view close-up of a single majestic Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo Bubo) with wings spread fully horizontally taking off from a bark towards the camera, concentrated looking straight ahead [series 3/3]

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.

Portrait of wild rock eagle owl holding on the branch of tree and rock. Close up shot of rock eagle owl.

Closed up rare nocturnal bird pair. adult and juvenile Dusky eagle-owl, uprisen angle view, in the morning resting on branch of tropical tree in nature of tropical rainforest, national park in southern Thailand

A wild Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) in flight over semi- desert grassland, Andalucia, Spain

Brown Fish owl inside a forest with wonderful background at bandhavgarh National Park - India

Juvenile Spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis)

Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus or Ketupa lactea) is also known as the Giant Eagle-owl sitting in a tree in Mashatu Game Reserve in the Tuli Block in Botswana

Blakiston's fish owl perching on a tree during the day on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido.

The greyish eagle-owl or vermiculated eagle-owl (Bubo cinerascens) is a rather large owl of the northern part of Sub-Saharan Africa. Lake Baringo, Kenya

A huge variation of different animals can be spotted in the swamps of the Amboseli National Park in Kenya.

Daytime front view portrait of a single majestic Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo Bubo) sitting still on a bark and looking at the camera - green and brown autumn leaf colors defocussed in the background

The Spotted eagle owl, also known as the African eagle owl, is a medium size owl found widespread through southern and eastern Africa, up to the Arabian Peninsula

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