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Up-close shot of great-horned owl

European Eagle Owl - Close-up Portrait

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.

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.

Scops Owl

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

Owl, big round eyes with an angry face

Owl close up portrait

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

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.

Owl in captivity on Vancouver Island.

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

An aesthetic and impressive wildlife photograph.

A dusky eagle owl shot at night

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

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

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

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

A closeup shot of a Eurasian Eagle-owl

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

burrowing owl

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

Great Horned Owl - Lancaster Ohio USA

Animal photography, eagle owl on black background

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

Owl in the Night

Little owl perched. British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield. They undertake rescue and breeding programmes for release into the wild.

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