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Portrait of a Canadian Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) against a black background.

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

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.

Scops Owl

Owl close up portrait

A brown owl with yellow eyes is looking at the camera. The owl is sitting on a branch and he is curious about the photographer

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

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

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

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

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

African Eagle Owl lookingtowards the camera at night with moon and clouds

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.

A dusky eagle owl shot at night

Big Indonesian Owl with yellow eyes at night closeup

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Close up of a Eurasian Eagle Owl against a dark background.

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

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

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

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.

The Bengal eagle-owl, also widely known as the Indian eagle-owl or rock eagle-owl, is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian Subcontinent. It is splashed with

an Owl rests on a branch in Madera Canyon, Arizona

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

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.

Owl, big round eyes with an angry face

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

Owl in the Night

burrowing owl

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