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Funny Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida

Boreal owl (Tengmalm's owl) looking out from the hollow in the pine tree, bird in natural habitat. Owl's nest.

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Scops Owl

Female Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) looking out of a woodpecker‘s hole.

Eurasian pygmy owl female (Glaucidium passerinum) Swabian Jura Germany

An owl perched on a tree branch at midnight

Long-eared owl wildlife bird watching from a pine tree branch in a mystery wood

Little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva in the United Arab Emirates

Tawny Owl

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Long-eared owl (Asio otus) sitting high up in a tree with yellow colored leafs during a fall day.

Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) looking out of a tree hollow.

Scops Owl.

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

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

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.

Tawny owl (Strix aluco)

A spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) glares from thick undergrowth in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. A nocturnal avian predator in its natural habitat.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus) close up

Female Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) looking out of her nest hole.

Scops Owl

Burrowing owl

Spotted Owlet at sunrise in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India

$One Great Horned Owl juvenile (Bubo virginianus) flying from a high tree branch, as it tries to learn how to navigate through the the forest trees.\n\nTaken at Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, California, USA$

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

Spotted Owlet, Athene brama standing in hollow tree nest in forest park, Owl with yellow big eyes, white eyebrows and neck-band, beautiful green leaves in background

Eurasian pygmy owl female (Glaucidium passerinum) Swabian Jura Germany

Tawny owl (Strix aluco) sitting on a tree in the darkness.

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