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Close up snowy owl eye with wooden background

A spotted owl (Athene brahma) stands on a branch with big eyes. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Keoladeo Ghana National Park, India.

Juvenile Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula).

$L 59-73cm, WS 138-170cm.\nResident in mountains an forests, preferring areas with rocks, steep cliffs and mature trees (preferably conifers); often in rocky archipelagos. Scattered distribution, generally rare and local.\nNocturnal and partly crepuscular. Day roost in dense mature spruces or firs, or in cave or crevice.\nFood mammals (voles, rats, hedgehogs, hares) and birds (corvids, gulls, wildfowl).\nNests on inaccessible cliff-edge or less often on the ground by rock, uprooted tree or among boulders, exceptionally in abandoned raptor’s nest or n barn, abandoned factory, etc.\nIn spite of its size and its impressive claws is by and large a non-violent and retiring owl near its nest, and aggressive behaviour toward humans is rare.\n\nThis is a scarce owl in the eastern and Southern part of the Netherlands and is mostly breeding in abandoned Quarries.\n\nThis Picture is made at a Birds of Prey Farm near Lunteren (Gelderland, the Netherlands).$

The jungle owlet, or barred jungle owlet, is found in the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, in pairs or small groups and are usually detected by their calls at dawn and dusk.

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

Spotted Owlet flying to catch prey, diving to hunt prey isolated on white background.

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

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

An adorable owlet, fluffy and soft, gazes upward with its beak open. The close-up captures intricate feather details against a blurred green background. Sweet and charming!

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

Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides). Closeup photo.

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.

Single spotted owlet perching on branch of tree in the park.

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

little owl in the attic of a house (Athene noctua)

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

Siberian Eagle Owl close up with nature background.

an Owl rests on a branch in Madera Canyon, Arizona

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