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Up-close shot of great-horned owl

Gufo africano nello zoo

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

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

A Eurasian eagle-owl perched on a branch on a black background

an Owl rests on a branch in Madera Canyon, Arizona

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

Big Indonesian Owl with yellow eyes at night closeup

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

Blakiston's Fish Owl

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

A Barred Owl on a street light framed by a house's lit window in a residential area. Taken in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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 IN captured

Close view of an Eurasian Eagle Owl

A large owl with a yellow eye is staring at the camera. The owl's head is tilted back, and its feathers are spread out. The image has a mysterious and intriguing mood

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

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.

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.

Western siberian eagle owl (Bubo bubo sibiricus) sitting on snowy rock in the forest in colorfull sunset

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

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

Long-eared owl in the night

Portrait of an eagle owl at night

$Taxon name: Southern Barking Owl\nTaxon scientific name: Ninox connivens connivens\nLocation: Adel's Grove, Queensland, Australia$

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

Owl perched on wire fence

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