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Little Owl Stood On A Post

Gufo africano nello zoo

Owl IN captured

Owl on white background. Owl isolated

A sleepy owl on the branch with isolated background

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.

Ural owl with a black background

stuffed white owl in the interior

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

Eagle Owl portrait taken at a Falconry Centre

Blakiston's Fish Owl

An owl perched on a perch waiting for game. Head, ring, tranquillity, eyes, beaks, fur, feathers, texture, out-of-focus background

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

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

A Tawny Owl perching on a tree trunk in woodland scenic

eagle owl near the tree

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

Ural owl with a black background

raptor in introd in val aoste in italy

an Owl rests on a branch in Madera Canyon, Arizona

Barn Owl [Tyto alba]

Barn owl looking backwards towards the camera,, isolated on black

Long-eared owl in the night

Owl taking a pose

Great Horned Owl on a black background, black and white image

$Profile view of the endangered Shoco or Burrowing Owlet in Aruba.\nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA$

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

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

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