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Blakiston's Fish Owl

The Eurasian eagle-owl wild bird (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia.

A Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) perched and resting in a tree, bird of prey.

A shallow focus of Eurasian eagle-owl

Burrowing Owl Love Birds

Photo taken in Washington State

$The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl, winged tiger\$

Flying Barn owl (Tyto alba), hunting. Bokeh autumn background. Noord Brabant in the Netherlands.

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Little Owl, Athene noctua, Mediterranean Forest, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Great Horned Owl Newfoundland Kanada

Caburé - Austral Pygmy Owl, in the forest at El Cóndor Estancia

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing on the ground. Burrowing Owl sitting in the nest hole. Burrowing owl protecting home.

Tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Brown and Grey Screech Owls looking in different directions with feathers sticking up Grey owl staring at brown 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.

Great horned eagle owl, wildlife, raptor bird on a tree trunk, habitat, forest and meadow landscape

Burrowing Owl preening in the rain

An european eagle owl

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) perching on a tree in springtime.

a small eastern screech owl with copy space

Taken in Costa Mesa, this fluffy and adorable barn owl spreads its wings to soar over the grassy lands.

Short Eared Owl in Flight

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

A barred owl perched on top a tree

Little owl (Athene noctua) sittin on the ruins of the house in Bulgaria. Small owl in the nature habitat

$Taxon name: Powerful Owl (juvenile)\nTaxon scientific name: Ninox strenua\nLocation: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia$

Close up of a grey horned owl

Burrowing Owl at the breathtaking mighty Iguazu Falls in Iguazu National Park on the Boarder of Argentina and Brazil, South America

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