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A wild short eared owl flying one crisp winters evening

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

Barn Owl, tyto alba, Adult in flight, Normandy

Eurasian pygmy owl in natural habitat. The smallest European owl sits on the moss.

A solitary barn owl glides gracefully through the air above a wood stump at night

Portrait of a barn owl in a hole of the old barn. The typical white heart shaped face is clearly visible. For this kind of owls is common to living near humans.

East European Ural owl (Strix uralensis uralensis).

great horned owl Bubo virginianus , also known as the tiger owl

Beautiful tawny owl (Strix aluco) sitting in an old oak tree.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus), Hunting at night, in flight, flying

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

Beautiful Barn owl (Tyto alba) sitting on a branch in an apple tree. Autumn background. Noord Brabant in the Netherlands.

Great gray owl, strix nebulosa, flying in the morning light. Rare bird of prey.

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) - nocturnal bird

Western screech-owl (megascops kennicottii) by night, Arizona

$An Owl's daily activity begins with preening, stretching, yawning and combing its head with its claws. The plumage is often ruffled up, and claws and toes are cleaned by nibbling with the beak. The Owl will then leave its roost, sometimes giving a call (especially in breeding season)\n\nLike most owls, the barn owl is nocturnal, relying on its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. It often becomes active shortly before dusk and can sometimes be seen during the day when relocating from one roosting site to another. In Britain, on various Pacific Islands and perhaps elsewhere, it sometimes hunts by day. This practice may depend on whether the owl is mobbed by other birds if it emerges in daylight. However, in Britain, some birds continue to hunt by day even when mobbed by such birds as magpies, rooks and black-headed gulls, such diurnal activity possibly occurring when the previous night has been wet making hunting difficult. By contrast, in southern Europe and the tropics, the birds seem to be almost exclusively nocturnal, with the few birds that hunt by day being severely mobbed.\n\nBarn owls are not particularly territorial but have a home range inside which they forage. For males in Scotland this has a radius of about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the nest site and an average size of about 300 hectares. Female home ranges largely coincide with that of their mates. Outside the breeding season, males and females usually roost separately, each one having about three favored sites in which to conceal themselves by day, and which are also visited for short periods during the night. Roosting sites include holes in trees, fissures in cliffs, disused buildings, chimneys and haysheds and are often small in comparison to nesting sites. As the breeding season approaches, the birds move back to the vicinity of the chosen nest to roost.$

eagle owl isolated on black with one eye closed

A majestic barred owl landing on a wooden post at night

Portrait of a great grey owl (Strix nebulosa).

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) flying over a marsh in search of prey. Delta, B.C., Canada

Extremely rare shot of a Barn Owl, Schleiereule (Tyto Alba) in flight. Nikon D810. Converted from RAW.

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