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Owl in the Night

Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides). Closeup photo.

Image of Eastern Screech Owl detail of back of head as it looks out to hunt

Little Owl Stood On A Post

Portrait of a northern hawk-owl with a black background

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

Owl.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

stuffed white owl in the interior

Wild tawny owl (Strix aluco) chick sitting on a branch.

Adult little owl unusual pose ib branch

Pygmy Owl in the Yellowstone ecosystem of Wyoming in western USA of North America. Nearest cities are Gardiner, Cooke City, Bozeman, and Billings Montana, Denver, Colorado, Salt Lake City, Utah and Jackson, Wyoming.

Australian Barking Owl searching for food.

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

Animal, Portrait of an eagle owl Bubo bubo perched on a log.

Eurasian pygmy owl, dark background.

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

Wildlife nature.

Male Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) perching on a deciduous tree.

A couple of Burrowing Owls [Athene cunicularia] perched on a branch, looking at each other as if in conversation.

a captive Little Owl (Athene noctua) standing on a wooden perch with a green background

This is a photo illustration of a quiet night, a bright moon rising over the clouds illuminates the darkness, and a Barred Owl sits motionless in the blue moonlight. slight diffuse glow added to enhance scene. All my own components in this photo.

Close view of an Eurasian Eagle Owl

bird that rests on a branch but is alert to predators

Little Owl Stood On A Post With Pink Campion Wild Flower In The Foreground

eagle owl near the tree

Northern Hawk Owl sits on a branch. Isolated on black background

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

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.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) sitting in Gelderland in the Netherlands

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