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Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) - nocturnal bird

Portrait of a barn owl against a dark background

Portrait of Owl with a serious face

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

Owl.

Ural owl with a black background

A baby brown owl in a cage.Owl's gaze.

Portrait of a barn owl (Tyto alba) against a black background.

Owl staring at camera

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

Close up view of a short eared owl

Close up of eurasian eagle owl against black background

Up-close shot of great-horned owl

Smart looking nosy burrowing owl with big eyes looking into the camera. Focused on eyes and beak. Blurred brown background and landscape format.

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.

Portrait of a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) against a dark background.

Portrait of a northern hawk-owl with a black background

Eyes of an owl, close-up

owl

small baby owl bird close portrait with black eyes foreground view

Burrowing Owl in the Dark

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

Natural scene from central Wisconsin.

Close up of great grey owl against black background

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Side view of beautiful Eagle owl close up.

Close up Face of owl, nocturnal animals

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

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